Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Summit Oilfield Services
Start: 10/30/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171010364 · 10/30/2017 · Summit Oilfield Services

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Wire, cables-nonelectrical

Employer

Name: Summit Oilfield Services
Location: 40.20, -104.9876, LONGMONT, COLORADO, 80504
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a slick line truck to pull production tools out of an existing well. He was in the cab and the truck was stationary, when one of the slick line cables snapped under tension. The cable shot back into the cab of the truck and lacerated an artery in the employee's neck.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown