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Ham's Well Service

Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode — Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified — KEENE, NORTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ham's Well Service in KEENE, NORTH DAKOTA
Employer Ham's Well Service Report ID 2020021951
Address Hwy 23 City, State ZIP KEENE, NORTH DAKOTA 58847
Event Date February 28, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode Source of Injury Hydrogen sulfide
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # 1466962
GPS Coordinates 47.97000, -102.85000

Incident Narrative

During swabbing operations, an employee was changing a drain hose from one bucket to another when hydrogen sulfide gas released from the hose. The employee fainted and was hospitalized for hydrogen sulfide exposure.

Incident Summary

On February 28, 2020, a worker at Ham's Well Service in KEENE, NORTH DAKOTA suffered poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified to the body systems. The incident was classified as inhalation of harmful substance-single episode, with hydrogen sulfide identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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