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Hardy Hole Drilling

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — EL PASO, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Hardy Hole Drilling in EL PASO, TEXAS
Employer Hardy Hole Drilling Report ID 2021021480
Address 4100 Durazno St., Intersection of Durazno St. and Uva City, State ZIP EL PASO, TEXAS 79905
Event Date February 19, 2021 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) 237310 Inspection # 1515743
GPS Coordinates 31.77000, -106.44000

Incident Narrative

After removing the auger from the kelley of a drilling rig, an employee was setting the kelley onto the cleanout bucket. The employee was trying to insert the pin to attach the cleanout bucket to the kelley and cleaning the pin hole with his left index finger on his left hand. The kelley was lifted while his finger was still in the pin hole, causing the amputation of the finger at the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On February 19, 2021, a worker at Hardy Hole Drilling in EL PASO, 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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