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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018032467 · 3/13/2018 · Double K Drilling, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Oil drilling rigs and machinery

Employer

Name
Double K Drilling, LLC
Location
Summit Drilling, Bar Ranch, Cindy C1405, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79706
NAICS
213111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was making a connection with a drill pipe and had a hand around the pipe when it moved into an iron roughneck. The employee's right pinky finger was caught between the iron roughneck and pipe, amputating the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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