Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95222.015 - Employee's finger is amputated when struck by elevator

Accident Summary Nr: 95222.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 04/26/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1229537.015	05/02/2017		213111	Coastal Drilling East Llc

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on April 26, 2017, an employee was changing a slip from 4-in. to 3-in. at the cellar. The operator had the brake applied to the elevator in which a pipe and plate were hanging. The operator left the station and did not chain the brake in place. The employee had his hand under the bowl of the slip when the elevator gravitated down and struck top of the slip pinching the employee's left ring finger between the bowl and the die. The employee's left ring finger was crushed and amputated. The employee was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: Amputated, Crushed, Die, Elevator, Lockout/Tagout, Oil Well Drilling/Servicing, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1229537.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Drillers, oil well

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