Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment - Fractures - WATFORD CITY, North Dakota
| Employer | Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc. |
| Address | Rig X25 12 Miles North of Watford |
| City, State ZIP | WATFORD CITY, North Dakota 58854 |
| Report ID | 20171111225 |
| Event Date | November 23, 2017 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| Source of Injury | Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 213111 |
| GPS Coordinates | 47.79000, -103.29000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was tripping out pipes when a pipe swung and crushed his right arm between two hanging pipes. His arm broke.
Incident Summary
On November 23, 2017, a worker at Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc. in WATFORD CITY, North Dakota suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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