# Amputations at Eastham Drilling Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023021351` · 2/12/2023 · BENTON, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Eastham Drilling Inc.
- **Location:** Big E Drilling Co. Rig 2, BENTON, LOUISIANA, 71006
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to move a rig. The employee was on top of the top drive, unlatching the block, when their left little fingertip was amputated.

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