# Amputations at NorAm Drilling Company
> OSHA SIR `2018010419` · 1/13/2018 · MENTONE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
- **Source:** Ground, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** NorAm Drilling Company
- **Location:** Rig 30, MENTONE, TEXAS, 79754
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was tripping drill pipe out of a hole at a drilling rig when he tripped and put his hands out to catch himself. While his hands were on the ground, the pipe fell on and cut his right pinky finger. His pinky finger was surgically amputated at the knuckle.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*