Harley Drilling and Producing Ltd.
Injured by object held or wielded by person — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — WOOSTER, OHIO
| Employer | Harley Drilling and Producing Ltd. | Report ID | 2025032390 |
| Address | 8273 Burbank Road | City, State ZIP | WOOSTER, OHIO 44691 |
| Event Date | March 13, 2025 | Outcome | 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 | Wrenches, ratchets |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 213111 | Inspection # | 1812051 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.89000, -81.97000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on a well. He turned the well on and off, trying to get the head of the well to come up. He then went to adjust the well with a wrench. To access the fittings at the front of the well, the employee put his wrench on the pulley bar to slow down the well. The employee's finger was pinched between the wrench and an angle iron, resulting in amputation to the left ring fingertip.
Incident Summary
On March 13, 2025, a worker at Harley Drilling and Producing Ltd. in WOOSTER, OHIO 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 wrenches, ratchets identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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