# Amputations at Auger Drilling, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017032193` · 3/9/2017 · SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Auger Drilling, Inc.
- **Location:** 265 Sandy Oaks, SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, 76092
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing an auger bit on a drilling rig when the employee noticed the pin hole was filled with dirt. The employee used his right middle finger to clear the hole when the Kelly bar moved and amputated his finger.

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