# Amputations at Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023043132` · 4/10/2023 · HOMEWORTH, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Confined spaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC
- **Location:** Rig 580, HOMEWORTH, OHIO, 44634
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 10, 2023, an employee was moving fluid from one end of the pit to the other. To perform this task, a metal grating hatch had to be opened. While standing up, the metal grating hatch closed, amputating the employee's left index and middle fingertips.

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