Sun Well Service, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation - Fractures - GRASSY BUTTE, North Dakota

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Sun Well Service, Inc. in GRASSY BUTTE, North Dakota
Employer Sun Well Service, Inc.
Address 131 Avenue SW, South of Grassy Butte, ND
City, State ZIP GRASSY BUTTE, North Dakota 58634
Report ID 2017032276
Event Date March 11, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source of Injury Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 213112
GPS Coordinates 47.39000, -103.24000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was using a rig elevator to pull rods out of a hole. As he lowered blocks down the elevator, the block brakes failed, allowing the elevators to strike and fracture the upper phalange on his left thumb.

Incident Summary

On March 11, 2017, a worker at Sun Well Service, Inc. in GRASSY BUTTE, North Dakota suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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