Incident date: 2020-01-13
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was working with others on top of a derrick to drill a pipe into the ground. He placed his hands on the pipe to steady it and his fingertips were caught between the collar and elevator, resulting in middle and ring fingertip amputations.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Oil drilling rigs and machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high