# Amputations at Akita Drilling USA Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2023010133` · 1/5/2023 · BIG LAKE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Akita Drilling USA Corp.
- **Location:** Fox D Lease 170-144, BIG LAKE, TEXAS, 76932
- **NAICS:** 211111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was connecting a drill pipe to a stump using a drill string and top drive when the drill pipe contacted their left foot, resulting in amputations of their big and index toes as well as damage to the middle toe.

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