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Helmerich and Payne Drilling Company/H&P Rig 601

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — MIDLAND, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Helmerich and Payne Drilling Company/H&P Rig 601 in MIDLAND, TEXAS
Employer Helmerich and Payne Drilling Company/H&P Rig 601 Report ID 2017043592
Address Well # ALD MR402-H, Reagan County, 60 Miles S. of Midland City, State ZIP MIDLAND, TEXAS 79701
Event Date April 21, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 213111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.29000, -101.52000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on the rig floor installing a lift cap into a mud tool. As the driller came up with the elevators his right middle finger was caught in between the elevators and the lift cap, partially amputating his finger.

Incident Summary

On April 21, 2017, a worker at Helmerich and Payne Drilling Company/H&P Rig 601 in MIDLAND, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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