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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 20231211216 · 12/8/2023 · Patterson UTI Drilling

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Oil drilling rigs and machinery

Employer

Name
Patterson UTI Drilling
Location
Rig 880, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79701
NAICS
213111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was lowering a string with a valve attached onto a shaker table when their hand was caught between the guardrail and valve. The employee's right thumb was crushed and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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