Incident date: 2019-01-30
NAICS industry code: 213112

On January 30, 2019, two employees were attempting to remove a nut from the bolt of a blow-out preventer (BOP) stack with a torque-n-test. The BOP stack was lifting 1-2" with the pick up line connected to the block when the rigging shifted and came down on one of the employee's left index finger severing it at the second knuckle.

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: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high