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Precision Drilling Company Rig #565

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — MENTONE, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Precision Drilling Company Rig #565 in MENTONE, TEXAS
Employer Precision Drilling Company Rig #565 Report ID 2017088429
Address Johnson 54-2-26-LOV W Unit 2H City, State ZIP MENTONE, TEXAS 79754
Event Date August 31, 2017 Outcome 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 Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 213111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.70000, -103.59000

Incident Narrative

An employee was changing a saver sub, using a sling around a grabber box, when the rating tag on the sling was pinched under the grabber box. The employee was using a wrench to try and pry out the rating tag when the grabber box fell and caught the employee's fingers, amputating the first digit of the right middle finger.

Incident Summary

On August 31, 2017, a worker at Precision Drilling Company Rig #565 in MENTONE, TEXAS 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 oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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