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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017032276 · 3/11/2017 · Sun Well Service, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Oil drilling rigs and machinery

Employer

Name
Sun Well Service, Inc.
Location
131 Avenue SW, GRASSY BUTTE, NORTH DAKOTA, 58634
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a rig elevator to pull rods out of a hole. As he lowered blocks down the elevator, the block brakes failed, allowing the elevators to strike and fracture the upper phalange on his left thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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