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Ensign Well Services, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — KERSEY, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ensign Well Services, Inc. in KERSEY, COLORADO
Employer Ensign Well Services, Inc. Report ID 2018021898
Address East side of Kersey, Hwy 34, mile marker 132 City, State ZIP KERSEY, COLORADO 80644
Event Date February 24, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Secondary Source Clothing, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # 1300461
GPS Coordinates 40.39000, -104.56000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working with a Kelly swivel to move pipe joints on the rig floor. His coverall became wrapped into a rotating joint and the employee sustained a fracture to the left forearm.

Incident Summary

On February 24, 2018, a worker at Ensign Well Services, Inc. in KERSEY, COLORADO suffered fractures to the forearm(s). 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.

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