Precision Plugging & Sales Inc.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified - Crushing injuries - FAIRFIELD, Illinois

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Precision Plugging & Sales Inc. in FAIRFIELD, Illinois
Employer Precision Plugging & Sales Inc.
Address Closest intersecting roads are (1800E x1440 N)
City, State ZIP FAIRFIELD, Illinois 62837
Report ID 2022097847
Event Date September 2, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries
Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source of Injury Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 213112
GPS Coordinates 38.38000, -88.36000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a rig floor, removing a bowl and slips from a wellhead. The slips moved and crushed his left hand.

Incident Summary

On September 2, 2022, a worker at Precision Plugging & Sales Inc. in FAIRFIELD, Illinois suffered crushing injuries to the hand(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.

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