Calfrac Well Services
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA
| Employer | Calfrac Well Services | Report ID | 2022087496 |
| Address | 5028 Bennett Industrial Drive | City, State ZIP | WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA 58801 |
| Event Date | August 23, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Drilling machines, drilling augers |
| Industry (NAICS) | 213112 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 48.14000, -103.72000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was clearing sand from an auger. Once the sand was freed, the auger engaged and amputated his left little fingertip at the first knuckle.
Incident Summary
On August 23, 2022, a worker at Calfrac Well Services in WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with drilling machines, drilling augers identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.
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