Sun Well Service, Inc.

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified - Fractures - WATFORD CITY, North Dakota

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Sun Well Service, Inc. in WATFORD CITY, North Dakota
Employer Sun Well Service, Inc.
Address WISNESS well site 20 miles South of Watford City
City, State ZIP WATFORD CITY, North Dakota 58854
Report ID 20211210653
Event Date December 11, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 213112
GPS Coordinates 47.80000, -103.26000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was using a wrench to remove a rod box at a well head. The rod box broke free and released energy to the employee's right leg, resulting in a right leg fracture.

Incident Summary

On December 11, 2021, a worker at Sun Well Service, Inc. in WATFORD CITY, North Dakota suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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