Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170703144 - Employee's finger tip amputated in snatch block sheave

Accident Summary Nr: 170703144 -- Report ID: 0950626 -- Event Date: 04/02/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111947198	06/05/1992	1381	0	Nabors Loffland Drilling Company

Abstract: At about 7:18 a.m. on April 2, 1992, Employee #1 was the motorman of a geothermal well drilling crew, which had just completed making a mousehole pipe connection. Employee #1 was slipping chain off the drill pipe with both hands. He was not watching what he was doing and allowed his left little finger to enter the snatch block sheave. The tip of Employee #1's little finger was amputated at about the first joint. Employee #1 was transported to the Ridgecrest Community Hospital, where he was treated and released.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GAS WELL DRILLING, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111947198			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Drillers, oil well

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