Incident date: 2020-07-10
NAICS industry code: 541330

An employee was changing a surface casing of a drill rig, pulling it up with the drill pipe. His right thumb was caught in a pinch point between the mast and the casing. The thumb tuft was amputated, along with the soft tissue of the thumb tip.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high