Incident date: 2021-07-16
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was trying to determine what was preventing an auger bit from setting in a Kelly bar when his finger was caught in a pinch point in the Kelly bar. He suffered a fingertip amputation.

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