Incident date: 2021-12-31
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was changing out tong heads and attempting to place a retaining pin. The lever and gear rolled over and crushed the employee's left thumb, resulting in amputation.

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