Incident date: 2019-12-18
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was moving the tubing tongs on a workover rig over the head when the tongs caught the head and the level became stuck while the motor was in high gear, causing his gloved hand to become wrapped in the coil. His left distal phalange was degloved, resulting in an amputation.

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), unspecified
severity: high