Incident date: 2018-05-31
NAICS industry code: 213111

An employee was attaching a tong to a pipe when his left leg was caught in the tong pull line and the drill string, resulting in a left leg amputation.

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: Leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: high