# Amputations at Helmerich & Payne Drilling Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017032735` · 3/25/2017 · MIDLAND, 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:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Helmerich & Payne Drilling Inc.
- **Location:** Rig # 532, 30 Miles s. of Midland, Well#CC43West A#1HM, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79701
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a 4" valve with a flange. As he was removing the valve, his right pinky finger was caught between the flange of the valve and the pad-I, amputating it at the first joint.

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