# Amputations at Z J Falcon, LTD
> OSHA SIR `2018065485` · 6/5/2018 · PLAINS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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:** Z J Falcon, LTD
- **Location:** Stewart Energy, PLAINS, TEXAS, 79355
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was securing a set of chains to the slip for the blowout preventer (BOP) when the tongs engaged causing the slip to grab pipe and begin to spin. The injured employee's right hand was caught between the slip and BOP, amputating the index fingertip.

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