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Patterson-UTI Drilling Company

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — LINDSAY, OKLAHOMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Patterson-UTI Drilling Company in LINDSAY, OKLAHOMA
Employer Patterson-UTI Drilling Company Report ID 2018066196
Address Rig #362, Southwest of Lindsay, Oklahoma City, State ZIP LINDSAY, OKLAHOMA 73052
Event Date June 22, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Generators
Industry (NAICS) 213111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.83000, -97.60000

Incident Narrative

An employee was folding over a rain flap on a generator to pin it before an oil rig was moved. The employee's right middle finger was caught between a pad eye on the generator roof and a pad eye on the rain cap. The fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On June 22, 2018, a worker at Patterson-UTI Drilling Company in LINDSAY, OKLAHOMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with generators identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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