Apex Well Servicing (USA) Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA
| Employer | Apex Well Servicing (USA) Inc. | Report ID | 2018076777 |
| Address | 10 Miles West of Williston on Highway 1804, PEvans 154-99-2-4-9-15H3 | City, State ZIP | WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA 58801 |
| Event Date | July 6, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Foot (feet), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Oil drilling rigs and machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 213112 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 48.14000, -103.61000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was helping to direct a traveling block off the ground. As the block was being raised, his left foot was caught between it and a well head, and was lacerated and broken.
Incident Summary
On July 6, 2018, a worker at Apex Well Servicing (USA) Inc. in WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA suffered fractures to the foot (feet), unspecified. 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.
Context
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