Incident date: 2022-01-25
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee had been using tubing tongs to tighten loose bolts on a hanger bracket. As the employee was setting the tongs down, they triggered while the employee's fingers were between the tong clamps. The employee suffered an amputation to the right middle fingertip, as well as crushing injuries to the index and ring fingers.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high