# Amputations at CYCLONE DRILLING, INC
> OSHA SIR `20181212623` · 12/8/2018 · MEEKER, 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:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Chains, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** CYCLONE DRILLING, INC
- **Location:** Section 25, Township 2S, Range 98 West, MEEKER, COLORADO, 81641
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a well head blow out preventer (BOP) stack and the chains slipped, amputating approximately 3/8" of the employee's left index finger.

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