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Cyclone Drilling Inc.

Contact incidents unspecified — Fractures — KILLDEER, NORTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cyclone Drilling Inc. in KILLDEER, NORTH DAKOTA
Employer Cyclone Drilling Inc. Report ID 2024032181
Address at or near 113 Avenue SW City, State ZIP KILLDEER, NORTH DAKOTA 58640
Event Date March 11, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts n.e.c.
Event Type Contact incidents unspecified Source of Injury Rotary system equipment
Secondary Source Drilling and extraction machinery unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 211111 Inspection # 1734083
GPS Coordinates 47.37000, -102.75000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pulling drill line from the drill spool while the top drive was not set on the docking pins. The deadman was unexpectedly released which caused the top drive to fall to the drill floor from a height of 30 feet. This caused the drill line that was being pulled out and laid on the ground to retract and strike an employee. The employee suffered fractures to his legs and neck.

Incident Summary

On March 11, 2024, a worker at Cyclone Drilling Inc. in KILLDEER, NORTH DAKOTA suffered fractures to the multiple body parts n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact incidents unspecified, with rotary system equipment identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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