Trigger Energy, LLC
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA
| Employer | Trigger Energy, LLC | Report ID | 2021087447 |
| Address | Wellsite - P Lynch 155-98-14-33-28-3H | City, State ZIP | WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA 58801 |
| Event Date | August 30, 2021 | 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 # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 48.22000, -103.64000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was at a well site, adjusting studs in a tubing head with a blowout preventer and the tubing head in the air. The blowout preventer twisted and the employee's finger was crushed between the nut and the backup. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger.
Incident Summary
On August 30, 2021, a worker at Trigger Energy, LLC in WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA 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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