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Scientific Drilling

Entangled in other object or equipment — Amputations — WATONGA, OKLAHOMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Scientific Drilling in WATONGA, OKLAHOMA
Employer Scientific Drilling Report ID 2015086248
Address Well Site City, State ZIP WATONGA, OKLAHOMA 73772
Event Date August 29, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Entangled in other object or equipment Source of Injury Wire, cables-nonelectrical
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.84000, -98.41000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on an oil rig attempting to place a pulser into the drilling hole. A metal cable on the hula band being used to guide the pulser into the hole caught his thumb and amputated it at the first joint.

Incident Summary

On August 29, 2015, a worker at Scientific Drilling in WATONGA, OKLAHOMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as entangled in other object or equipment, with wire, cables-nonelectrical identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 183 severe injury reports involving "Entangled in other object or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Entangled in other object or equipment injuries.

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