Incident date: 2020-02-21
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was acting as a spotter for the loading of a rig pump. The employee tried to remove a pin that was in the way of the resting point of the pump and his right thumb was caught in a pinch point, resulting in an amputation of the thumb at the first knuckle.

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