Precision Drilling

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — FREEPORT, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Precision Drilling in FREEPORT, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Precision Drilling Report ID 2017077123
Address 324 Ford City Road City, State ZIP FREEPORT, PENNSYLVANIA 16229
Event Date July 30, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Secondary Source Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 213111 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.71000, -79.61000

Incident Narrative

The employee was assisting with mobile rig removal from a well site. As pipe was being pulled from the hole, rope used for pullout got caught up and pipe began to slip. The employee reached in to grab the pipe and his hand/finger was caught between piping and the drilling equipment, resulting in amputation of the right middle finger down to the knuckle.

Incident Summary

On July 30, 2017, a worker at Precision Drilling in FREEPORT, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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