Oil States Energy Services
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA
| Employer | Oil States Energy Services | Report ID | 20181010596 |
| Address | 301 26th Street East | City, State ZIP | WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA 58801 |
| Event Date | October 15, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Oil drilling rigs and machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 213112 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 48.17000, -103.61000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was guiding a stay rod onto the body of an isolation tool when his left thumb was crushed between the tool and the stay rod, resulting in an amputation to his thumb.
Incident Summary
On October 15, 2018, a worker at Oil States Energy Services in WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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