# Amputations at Ensign United States Drilling, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018054546` · 5/10/2018 · LA SALLE, COLORADO
## 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:** Ensign United States Drilling, Inc.
- **Location:** Weld County Rd 47 & 52, LA SALLE, COLORADO, 80645
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was manually guiding valve stacks into place when the employee's left index finger was pinched, resulting in an amputation.

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