Sentry Workover, LLC
Contact incidents unspecified — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture — NEW TOWN, NORTH DAKOTA
| Employer | Sentry Workover, LLC | Report ID | 2024098681 |
| Address | 47 57'48.4"N 102 21'30.3"W | City, State ZIP | NEW TOWN, NORTH DAKOTA 58763 |
| Event Date | September 17, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture | Body Part | Brain |
| Event Type | Contact incidents unspecified | Source of Injury | Rig tongs, power tongs |
| Secondary Source | Source, secondary source unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 236220 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 47.98000, -102.49000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on the workover rig floor when tongs hit their head, resulting in a brain bleed and/or brain swelling. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On September 17, 2024, a worker at Sentry Workover, LLC in NEW TOWN, NORTH DAKOTA suffered cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture to the brain. The incident was classified as contact incidents unspecified, with rig tongs, power tongs identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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