Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Intracranial injuries, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sun Well Service, Inc., Near Intersection of County Road 15 & 8, WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA 58801
on — Intracranial injuries, unspecified, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was lifting pipe out of the wrangler. The pipe slipped out of the elevator and struck the employee in the face and shoulder. The employee was knocked unconscious.
At about 11:20 a.m. on April 16, 2022, an employee was using a wrench to tighten a polish rod at an oil well head. The wrench slipped off the collar. As the employee reached behind the wrench to replace it on the collar, the stuffing box slid down, trapping the employee's right index finger against the wrench. The fingertip was amputated near the nail bed.
An employee was using a wrench to remove a rod box at a well head. The rod box broke free and released energy to the employee's right leg, resulting in a right leg fracture.
An oil derrick operator was reaching out to remove slack in a cable. His right hand was caught between the cable and the rod elevator as the rig operator came down with the blocks. His ring finger was crushed and his middle finger was amputated.
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.
An employee was transporting an 800-pound die on a cart from the tool room. The employee was pulling the cart when it struck a metal plate on the floor. This caused the cart to tip forward and the die to slide off the cart. The die struck the employee's left foot and their second toe was amputated.
An employee was using a forklift to load pallets of product on a trailer. He exited the forklift to adjust a pallet by hand. The pallet fell on him, resulting in an injury to the left leg.
An employee was lifting a 500-pound steel counterweight off a pallet using a magnetic hold jib crane. The counterweight detached from the crane and the employee sustained a left foot/toe fracture that required surgery.
An employee was using a pipe wrench to turn a 42-foot-long steel pipe on jack stands to weld the bottom portion. The pipe fell off the stands, striking the injured employee on his left shin. The employee sustained a left leg fracture at the shin area as well as a tibia fracture that required surgery.
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