NexTier Completion Solutions
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA
| Employer | NexTier Completion Solutions | Report ID | 2022076016 |
| Address | Wellsite | City, State ZIP | WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA 58854 |
| Event Date | July 11, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Oil drilling rigs and machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 213112 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 47.80000, -103.26000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was rebuilding a setting tool, attempting to seat the lower cylinder onto the cylinder head by tapping the setting tool onto the trailer floor. As the employee pushed down on the setting tool, the mandrel stroked in the setting sleeve and pinched and amputated their right middle finger.
Incident Summary
On July 11, 2022, a worker at NexTier Completion Solutions in WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. 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 amputation.
Context
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