Amputations

Name: Amputations at McVay Drilling Co.
Start: 3/29/2022

1 amputation · 2022032816 · 3/29/2022 · McVay Drilling Co.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
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: McVay Drilling Co.
Location: Magneto G 1003HA, RANKIN, TEXAS, 79778
NAICS: 213111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was bringing up pipe from down-hole. The employee's left ring finger was caught between the tongs where the employee was working and the arm of the tongs on the opposite side. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

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