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Red River Directional Drilling LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — GORDON, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Red River Directional Drilling LLC in GORDON, TEXAS
Employer Red River Directional Drilling LLC Report ID 2023087577
Address Blue Flat Road and I20 City, State ZIP GORDON, TEXAS 76453
Event Date August 18, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Drilling machines, drilling augers
Industry (NAICS) 237990 Inspection # 1692712
GPS Coordinates 32.53000, -98.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee was putting a choker cable on a rotating pipe when the cable began wrapping around the pipe. The employee suffered two finger amputations.

Incident Summary

On August 18, 2023, a worker at Red River Directional Drilling LLC in GORDON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with drilling machines, drilling augers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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