Incident date: 2015-07-05
NAICS industry code: 213112

Employees were rigging down the workover rig at about 11:30 a.m., on July 5, when an employee's right thumb and first finger were caught between the derrick tip section and stop plate. The employee's thumb had to be surgically amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Derricks and related equipment
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high