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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021109197 · 10/25/2021 · Murfin Drilling Co. Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
Source
Oil drilling rigs and machinery

Employer

Name
Murfin Drilling Co. Inc.
Location
18 Miles N of Garden City, SCOTT CITY, KANSAS, 67871
NAICS
211111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping to dig up a swivel. While they were getting ready to add the thread protector, the wire broke on the boom line and sliced the tip of the employee's right middle finger, pinching it against the bellhousing on the swivel and resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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