# Amputations at Basic Energy Services
> OSHA SIR `20181212440` · 12/4/2018 · MIDLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Basic Energy Services
- **Location:** Noble 3114, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79701
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was rigging down a well servicing rig. As the derrick was lowered, it severed his right index finger and thumb under the knuckle. He was hospitalized.

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