McVay Drilling Company
Injured by object held or wielded by person — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — MENTONE, TEXAS
| Employer | McVay Drilling Company | Report ID | 2024021188 |
| Address | 401 Bender | City, State ZIP | MENTONE, TEXAS 79754 |
| Event Date | February 7, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Injured by object held or wielded by person | Source of Injury | Other handtools unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Drums, pulleys, sheaves | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 213111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.82000, -103.65000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working from a scaffold over a blowout preventer, using a 5-foot bar to position an orbit valve. An air winch on the rig floor was being used to lift the valve and hold it in place. The air winch line went taut suddenly and struck the 5-foot bar, pushing it toward the substructure of the drilling rig. When the bar struck the substructure, the employee's left ring fingertip was caught between them. The fingertip was amputated.
Incident Summary
On February 7, 2024, a worker at McVay Drilling Company in MENTONE, TEXAS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as injured by object held or wielded by person, with other handtools unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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