WW DRILLING, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — WAKEENEY, KANSAS
| Employer | WW DRILLING, LLC | Report ID | 20181111543 |
| Address | 233 4TH ST | City, State ZIP | WAKEENEY, KANSAS 67672 |
| Event Date | November 8, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237120 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.02000, -99.88000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was walking by a lower pulley that had a wire rope running through two large pulleys when he slipped and grabbed the wire rope to keep himself from falling. His fingers were then pulled into the rotating pulley, resulting in the partial amputation of three fingers.
Incident Summary
On November 8, 2018, a worker at WW DRILLING, LLC in WAKEENEY, KANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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