Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ensign United States Drilling, Inc., Drill Rig, Northern Colorado, FORT MORGAN, COLORADO 80701
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was moving a large job site tool. The tool fell and caught his right hand resulting in amputation of the pinky fingertip.
HospitalizedAmputationFingertip(s)Tools, instruments, and equipment, unspecified
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A rig hand was guiding pipe to a racking system on a rig floor to rack back the pipe. He slipped and fell on the rig floor. As he fell, the 90-foot drilling pipe was stabbed into the floor of the rig, pinching his finger against the floor. His finger was partially amputated.
An employee was power-washing the rig. He shut it off to address an issue with some equipment and returned to relieve the pressure in the washer. He had his hand out when residual pressure in the washer line caused the water to release and cut through his glove and into his right hand, requiring hospitalization.
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An employee was stepping down off a 6-inch containment platform to finish loading his truck, when his right ankle rolled. The employee sustained a fractured tibia and fibula at the right ankle and required surgery.
A service crew was pulling a pump and motor from a well. After breaking a joint of pipe loose from another joint, an employee grabbed the chain tongs to prevent the pipe from spinning in the well, so the crew could continue taking it apart. The bolt that attaches the chain to the handle of the chain tongs broke, causing the chain to swing around and strike the employee's lower right leg. The chain severely punctured his leg and fractured his tibia.
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An employee was delivering materials. He was doing his pre-delivery inspection on the roof of the jobsite (a warehouse) when he fell through a plexiglass skylight. He landed on his feet on the concrete floor 14 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his spine, left ulnar/radius, and right heel. The employee required surgery.
An employee was removing packaging from a roll of printing substrate. The blade of their utility knife got stuck. The employee used both hands to free the knife and the blade partially amputated their left little fingertip.
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