# Amputations at Wisco Moran Drilling Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018054484` · 5/8/2018 · PLACEDO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Wisco Moran Drilling Company, Inc.
- **Location:** Drilling Rig #7, PLACEDO, TEXAS, 77977
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 8, 2018, at approximately 12:10 a.m., employees were running some traded pipes and casing. The crew had a problem connecting two pipes (casing), so they unscrewed those pipes and continued to work with the casing. The injured employee's left hand was on top of an open pipe when a hoist operator (driller) let a second pipe come down. The employee's left-hand fingers were caught between the two pipes (casing), resulting in an amputation of his index finger and a broken ring finger.

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