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QES Pressure Pumping LLC

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — CHANUTE, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at QES Pressure Pumping LLC in CHANUTE, KANSAS
Employer QES Pressure Pumping LLC Report ID 2018043359
Address 1322 S. Grant City, State ZIP CHANUTE, KANSAS 66720
Event Date April 8, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 423830 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 37.66000, -95.45000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attaching a cable to a plug container to move it to the main rig floor. The employee had attached a hook to the plug container and was turning to continue pulling it when the employee stepped backwards into a pipe nest, falling approximately 2 feet and landing on a drill collar or pipe. The employee suffered a contusion and small crack to the right femur, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On April 8, 2018, a worker at QES Pressure Pumping LLC in CHANUTE, KANSAS suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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