# Amputations at Viva Energy Services
> OSHA SIR `2019044175` · 4/24/2019 · PLAINS, 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:** Viva Energy Services
- **Location:** Walsh Petroleum, PLAINS, TEXAS, 79355
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a power swivel to connect pipe when the employee's hand was caught between the swivel and a chain, resulting in finger amputations.

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