Incident date: 2017-09-06
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was holding the wing side of a swivel connection in place to connect an iron riser to a wellhead when his right pinky finger was caught between the iron riser and the threaded part of the well, amputating it above the nail.

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: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high