# Amputations at Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022043575` · 4/26/2022 · MARSHALL, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Wrenches-power not determined
- **Secondary source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC
- **Location:** Rig 269, MARSHALL, TEXAS, 75672
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a hammer and wrench to loosen a nut on a valve. The employee's right little finger was caught between the wrench and the valve body, causing the amputation of the fingertip above the first knuckle.

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