Tiger Well Service, LLP

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Fractures — WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Tiger Well Service, LLP in WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA
Employer Tiger Well Service, LLP Report ID 20171110975
Address Well Site, Kari 30-19 #3H City, State ZIP WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA 58801
Event Date November 15, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Secondary Source Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # 1278973
GPS Coordinates 48.14000, -103.61000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working from a servicing rig platform while tripping out pipe. The pipe became unstable and swung over the edge of the servicing platform while the employee was holding onto it. The pipe pulled the employee from the platform, and he fell approximately 15 feet to the ground. He suffered lacerations and fractures to the eye socket, jaw, nasal bones, and one of his legs. The platform was unguarded at the time.

Incident Summary

On November 15, 2017, a worker at Tiger Well Service, LLP in WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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