Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Unit Drilling Company, Rural, VELMA, OKLAHOMA 73491
on , Crushing injuries, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
During drill rig set up, a raised piece of drill pipe slipped out of the pipe stop housing that keeps the pipe from moving when placed in the upright rack and an employee's left thumb was caught and crushed between the pipe and the housing. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.