Incident date: 2018-06-05
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was securing a set of chains to the slip for the blowout preventer (BOP) when the tongs engaged causing the slip to grab pipe and begin to spin. The injured employee's right hand was caught between the slip and BOP, amputating the index fingertip.

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