# Amputations at Keane Group LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017088226` · 8/26/2017 · MIDLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Keane Group LLC
- **Location:** Encana Wellsite, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79701
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was guiding a section of fracturing iron (straight joint and checksum) as two coworkers were lowering the checksum out of the way. The injured employee's gloved right hand was caught between the straight joint and a wing for a suction hose. The straight joint rolled, allowing employee to pull his hand out of the glove. His right middle finger was fractured and lacerated, requiring amputation.

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