Incident date: 2024-05-21
NAICS industry code: 213111

A crew was pulling pipe out of the hole and laying pipe/joint one at a time. The injured employee was laying down a drill collar after removing it when the collar swung and pinched their left little finger against a stationary part. The finger was amputated at the first joint.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Pipes, tubes  metal
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high