American Well Services

Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — MIDLAND, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at American Well Services in MIDLAND, TEXAS
Employer American Well Services Report ID 2024065078
Address Civitas field location, pad name Hutton 22H City, State ZIP MIDLAND, TEXAS 79701
Event Date June 8, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning Source of Injury Dies, molds, patterns
Secondary Source Pipes, ducts, tubing unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 31.99000, -102.08000

Incident Narrative

A rig was running in a hole with 2-3/8 drill string. The crew was utilizing the swivel to make up connections, and had modified the grabbing arm on the laydown machine utilizing dies on the grabbing arm. The drill string was not large enough for the grabbing arm to bite down on. The crew then used a third die so that the grabbing arm would bite down. The injured employee saw the third die slipping out of place and went to adjust it. His finger was caught between the pipe in the trough and the die on the grabbing arm resulting in amputation.

Incident Summary

On June 8, 2024, a worker at American Well Services in MIDLAND, TEXAS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught or wedged between objects nonrunning, with dies, molds, patterns identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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