# Amputations at TRINIDAD DRILLING
> OSHA SIR `2015031198` · 3/15/2015 · PLEASANTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** TRINIDAD DRILLING
- **Location:** 5.7 Miles East FM 3445 and Hwy 16, PLEASANTON, TEXAS, 78064
- **NAICS:** 211111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to place the pipe spinner leaver in neutral position when he tripped. His right hand engaged the spinner, and his left hand got caught in the spinner chain, cutting his left pinky and ring fingers.

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