Incident date: 2018-06-06
NAICS industry code: 211111

On June 6, 2018, the injured employee was assisting in rigging up a load of tubing blocks. The equipment operator lowered the rig to pick up tubing blocks. The injured employee's hand was leaning on the blocks and when the load began to lift the injured employee's right ring finger became caught between the blocks and the chain/rig floor amputating it to the first knuckle.

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