# Amputations at Unit Drilling Company
> OSHA SIR `2018043147` · 4/2/2018 · BLANCHARD, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Unit Drilling Company
- **Location:** Rig 314, junction of hwy 62 & 76 go 2.2 mls S, W 2 blks to old 62, S 1 ml to CR1310, W 1 ml to lease, BLANCHARD, OKLAHOMA, 73010
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping to remove wind screens from around the rig when his right little finger was caught between a wind screen and an eye on the side of the doghouse. His right little fingertip was partially amputated.

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