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Cruz Energy Service, LLC

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cruz Energy Service, LLC in WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA
Employer Cruz Energy Service, LLC Report ID 2019088514
Address Well site 40 miles North of Watford City City, State ZIP WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA 58854
Event Date August 18, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Secondary Source Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 47.80000, -103.26000

Incident Narrative

An employee was at an oil rig. The line he was tied off to was cut, and its weight pulled him down to the rig floor about 12 feet below. He suffered a spleen injury.

Incident Summary

On August 18, 2019, a worker at Cruz Energy Service, LLC in WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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