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Western Well Service, LLC.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — NESS CITY, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Western Well Service, LLC. in NESS CITY, KANSAS
Employer Western Well Service, LLC. Report ID 2022065144
Address 10 MI South and 3 MI W of Ness City City, State ZIP NESS CITY, KANSAS 67560
Event Date June 14, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 213111 Inspection # 1602428
GPS Coordinates 38.45000, -99.90000

Incident Narrative

An employee went up on a derrick to unchain the block. The tubing line came back in and pushed him. He fell 12 feet from a gird at a pulling unit on the derrick and landed on a metal plate on the back of the rig floor. The employee sustained broken ribs and a puncture wound to the throat.

Incident Summary

On June 14, 2022, a worker at Western Well Service, LLC. in NESS CITY, KANSAS suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. 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.

Context

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