Ensign United States Drilling, Inc.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — BRIGHTON, COLORADO
| Employer | Ensign United States Drilling, Inc. | Report ID | 2018099089 |
| Address | 16500 East 132nd Avenue | City, State ZIP | BRIGHTON, COLORADO 80601 |
| Event Date | September 3, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Oil drilling rigs and machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 213111 | Inspection # | 1343966 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.94000, -104.80000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A rig hand was guiding pipe to a racking system on a rig floor to rack back the pipe. He slipped and fell on the rig floor. As he fell, the 90-foot drilling pipe was stabbed into the floor of the rig, pinching his finger against the floor. His finger was partially amputated.
Incident Summary
On September 3, 2018, a worker at Ensign United States Drilling, Inc. in BRIGHTON, COLORADO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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