Amputations

Name: Amputations at Highlands Drilling
Start: 1/26/2019

1 amputation · 2019010956 · 1/26/2019 · Highlands Drilling

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Oil drilling rigs and machinery

Employer

Name: Highlands Drilling
Location: Highlands Drilling Rig 12, MILLSBORO, PENNSYLVANIA, 15348
NAICS: 213111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee picked up a wear bushing that weighed approximately 50-60 pounds from a table. The employee carried it and went to set it down when it slipped. His finger was pinched between the bushing and the sub-setting. The employee sustained the amputation of his right ring fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown