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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017088429 · 8/31/2017 · Precision Drilling Company Rig #565

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Oil drilling rigs and machinery

Employer

Name
Precision Drilling Company Rig #565
Location
Johnson 54-2-26-LOV W Unit 2H, MENTONE, TEXAS, 79754
NAICS
213111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing a saver sub, using a sling around a grabber box, when the rating tag on the sling was pinched under the grabber box. The employee was using a wrench to try and pry out the rating tag when the grabber box fell and caught the employee's fingers, amputating the first digit of the right middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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