# Amputations at Pioneer Oil Field Services
> OSHA SIR `2015020050` · 2/11/2015 · SAINT ELMO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Entangled in other object or equipment
- **Source:** Chains, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Pioneer Oil Field Services
- **Location:** Petco - Louden Field, SAINT ELMO, ILLINOIS, 62458
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 2/11/15, a Pioneer Oil Field Services Rig Hand working at Petco/Louden Field amputated the first digit (approximately the length of his fingernail) of his right ring finger.  The amputation occurred when a landing joint connector being pulled by a chain became tight and wrapped around said employee's finger who was holding/guiding the chain at the time of incident.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*