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River Rock Operating, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — CHANUTE, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at River Rock Operating, LLC in CHANUTE, KANSAS
Employer River Rock Operating, LLC Report ID 2018010605
Address 211 W 14th City, State ZIP CHANUTE, KANSAS 66720
Event Date January 18, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 37.66000, -95.45000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to change a gear belt on a motor that had seized on a pumping unit when the belt started moving and caught his thumb, lacerating and breaking it. The motor was not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On January 18, 2018, a worker at River Rock Operating, LLC in CHANUTE, KANSAS suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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