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.
Address East side of Kersey, Hwy 34, mile marker 132
City, State ZIP KERSEY, Colorado 80644
Report ID 2018021898
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

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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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