# Amputations at Axis Energy Services, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20221110062` · 11/15/2022 · COTULLA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
- **Secondary source:** Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
## Employer
- **Name:** Axis Energy Services, LLC
- **Location:** Axis workover rig 1189 - Verdun Oil Management, LLC - Story Reed 24H, COTULLA, TEXAS, 78014
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A derrickman was positioned in a rod basket to remove a rod elevator. After doing so, the employee began wiping the rod with a rag and the rag became entangled around the rod. The employee's glove was caught in the rag, resulting in a degloving injury that resulted in medical amputation of the left little finger.

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