Incident date: 2015-03-14
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee on an oil rig had his left hand amputated by a rock crusher while dislodging rocks from the machine. Lockout procedures were not followed at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
code_source: title: Oil drilling rigs and machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Hand(s), n.e.c.
severity: high