Incident date: 2022-11-15
NAICS industry code: 213111

A derrickman was positioned in a rod basket to remove a rod elevator. After doing so, the employee began wiping the rod with a rag and the rag became entangled around the rod. The employee's glove was caught in the rag, resulting in a degloving injury that resulted in medical amputation of the left little finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Oil drilling rigs and machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high