SAVANNA DRILLING LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — GARDEN CITY, TEXAS
| Employer | SAVANNA DRILLING LLC | Report ID | 2023032278 |
| Address | Savanna Drilling Rig at Highway 33 and Radio Tower Road | City, State ZIP | GARDEN CITY, TEXAS 79739 |
| Event Date | March 13, 2023 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Oil drilling rigs and machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 213111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.86000, -101.49000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was assisting a rig crew with stabbing drill pipe into a rotating head. The employee's fingertips became caught between the rotating rubber head and a trip nipple causing lacerations to four fingertips on the left hand and partial amputations to his right ring and little fingers.
Incident Summary
On March 13, 2023, a worker at SAVANNA DRILLING LLC in GARDEN CITY, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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