# Amputations at Unit Drilling Company
> OSHA SIR `20190910188` · 9/29/2019 · MENTONE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Unit Drilling Company
- **Location:** Rig 401, MENTONE, TEXAS, 79754
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unlocking a saddle so it could latch around the pin that was holding it in place. When it was unlocked, it released down and caught and amputated the employee's left middle fingertip.

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