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Bison Drilling & Field Services LLC

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — BIG SPRING, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Bison Drilling & Field Services LLC in BIG SPRING, TEXAS
Employer Bison Drilling & Field Services LLC Report ID 2017098662
Address Hamlin #19-8 City, State ZIP BIG SPRING, TEXAS 79720
Event Date September 9, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 213111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.71000, -96.64000

Incident Narrative

An employee was nippling up a blowout preventer at a drill site when the employee's hand was caught between a blind ram and 4-inch gauge sealer valve, crushing the right pinky finger. The employee's pinky finger was amputated.

Incident Summary

On September 9, 2017, a worker at Bison Drilling & Field Services LLC in BIG SPRING, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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