Incident date: 2023-03-26
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was assisting a snubbing unit operator to service the well. While operating hydraulic tongs, the injured employee's glove was entangled in the rotating tong head, resulting in a right finger amputation that required hospitalization.

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