Big Country Energy Services LLC

Fall, slip, trip, unspecified — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — KEENE, NORTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Big Country Energy Services LLC in KEENE, NORTH DAKOTA
Employer Big Country Energy Services LLC Report ID 2018010900
Address 113th Avenue NW & 34th Street NW City, State ZIP KEENE, NORTH DAKOTA 58847
Event Date January 27, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Fall, slip, trip, unspecified Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Secondary Source Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 237120 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 45.17000, -93.34000

Incident Narrative

An employee was holding a valve open by hand when a pig within the pipe struck the valve, causing the lever to strike the employee, who then fell to the ground. The employee suffered broken ribs and a bruised lung, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On January 27, 2018, a worker at Big Country Energy Services LLC in KEENE, NORTH DAKOTA suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as fall, slip, trip, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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