Wyoming Casing Services
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — NEW TOWN, NORTH DAKOTA
| Employer | Wyoming Casing Services | Report ID | 2015118857 |
| Address | Approximately nine miles north of New Town | City, State ZIP | NEW TOWN, NORTH DAKOTA 58763 |
| Event Date | November 23, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Oil drilling rigs and machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 213112 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 47.99000, -102.49000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was installing casing joints in a well using tongs when the bite of the tongs malfunctioned and the tongs bucked unexpectedly. The employee's hand got crushed between the tongs and the derrick, causing hand fractures.
Incident Summary
On November 23, 2015, a worker at Wyoming Casing Services in NEW TOWN, NORTH DAKOTA suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. 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 hospitalized.
Context
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