# Amputations at Patterson-UTI Drilling Company, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017109605` · 10/6/2017 · BEAUMONT, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall, slip, trip, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Patterson-UTI Drilling Company, LLC
- **Location:** Rig 234, BEAUMONT, TEXAS, 77705
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell while installing safety clamps. During the fall, the employee's left pinky finger was caught and partially amputated between a safety clamp and a pipe.

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