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Patterson-UTI Drilling Company, LLC

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Amputations — BLANCHARD, OKLAHOMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Patterson-UTI Drilling Company, LLC in BLANCHARD, OKLAHOMA
Employer Patterson-UTI Drilling Company, LLC Report ID 2019044047
Address Rig 237 City, State ZIP BLANCHARD, OKLAHOMA 73010
Event Date April 20, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Handtools-power not determined, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 213111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.13000, -97.65000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a mud pump skid, on his hands and knees, searching for a pin that had fallen. A tool fell onto the employee's right little fingertip, amputating the tip.

Incident Summary

On April 20, 2019, a worker at Patterson-UTI Drilling Company, LLC in BLANCHARD, OKLAHOMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with handtools-power not determined, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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