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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023109131 · 10/3/2023 · Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC

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
Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
Secondary source
Catwalks

Employer

Name
Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC
Location
Rig 570, STONEWALL, LOUISIANA, 71078
NAICS
213111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing a thread protector off the end of an alloy when the alloy shifted and pinched their finger between it and the catwalk. The employee sustained an open fracture of the left index finger and a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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