105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA—

Pioneer Wireline, LLC

Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker · Amputations

Final narrative

An employee was removing clevises from under a blowout preventer (BOP). The employee retrieved the first clevis, but the second clevis was trapped underneath one of the BOPs. He lifted the BOP up and stuck the first clevis underneath to support the BOP's weight (this allowed him to retrieve the second clevis). When he attempted to lift the BOP back up to remove the first clevis, the BOP slipped and fell. His right index fingertip was caught/pinched between the two BOPs, resulting in a finger amputation.

Amputation Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. Valves, nozzles

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