Xtreme Drilling & Coil Services
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA
| Employer | Xtreme Drilling & Coil Services | Report ID | 2015031548 |
| Address | Latitude - 48 degrees and longitude - 103 degrees, SW of Williston; Highway 1804 - off county road 9 | City, State ZIP | WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA 58801 |
| Event Date | March 28, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Oil drilling rigs and machinery |
| Secondary Source | Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 213111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 48.16000, -103.64000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employees were connecting a drill pipe. The injured employee suffered a partial amputation to his pinky finger when it got caught between the pipe and tong.
Incident Summary
On March 28, 2015, a worker at Xtreme Drilling & Coil Services in WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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