# Amputations at Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018044055` · 4/27/2018 · OKARCHE, 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:** Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC
- **Location:** Rig 575, OKARCHE, OKLAHOMA, 73762
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a pipe rack arm when it slipped and pinched the employee's left index fingertip, amputating it.

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