Incident date: 2017-04-14
NAICS industry code: 541380

An employee was tightening straps to secure drill rods to the rack on the side of a drill rig. The drill rig operator was unaware that the employee's hand was on the drill rod rack and moved the drill rig, catching the employee's hand between the rig and rack. He suffered a dislocated wrist and damaged ligaments, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Oil drilling rigs and machinery
code_nature: title: Dislocation of joints
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate