# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Company
> OSHA SIR `2024098286` · 9/6/2024 · WATONGA, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Petroleum-based fuels
- **Secondary source:** Pressure washers
## Employer
- **Name:** Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Company
- **Location:** Hwy 270 & Hwy 3 in Watonga OK. Go E on Hwy 3 4miles N2610 Rd. Turn N on N2610 Rd. 2.5miles E, WATONGA, OKLAHOMA, 73772
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on mud pumps cleaning out the bay with a pressure washer when the tip of the washer wand came off. Diesel fluid was injected into his finger as he was replacing the wand tip.

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