← OSHA severe injury reports

Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022098102 · 9/13/2022 · Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Chains, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC
Location
Rig 561, CARTHAGE, TEXAS, 75633
NAICS
213111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to untangle a chain from the trough of a catwalk. A winch was connected to the chain. The winch activated and the employee's hand became caught between the edge of the catwalk trough and the hook from the winch, amputating the employee's finger and thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown