Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Key Energy Services, LLC, Diane Renee 3-10H, FORTUNA, NORTH DAKOTA 58844
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
A trailer shifted while an employee was standing on it. He lost his balance, reached out to catch himself, and placed his left index finger in the pinch point of a power swivel he had been loading onto a trailer. The fingertip was amputated.
AmputationFingertip(s)Oil drilling rigs and machinery
An employee was working in the rod basket on a well service rig when their left ring finger was caught in a pinch point between the rod basket swivel frame and a support on the rig. The finger was amputated.
On January 14, 2023, an employee was using a pipe wrench to free up a tube during a back-off procedure. The pipe wrench swung and struck the employee in the head, causing a contusion.
An employee was laying down tubing. He reached to unlatch the tubing elevator with his right hand and his right index finger was caught between the joint of the elevator and the joint of the tubing. His finger was amputated just above the second knuckle, and he was hospitalized.
An employee was changing mud cups in the hopper cylinders of a concrete pump truck. The cylinders moved and three of the employees fingers were amputated.
An employee was standing on the rig floor next to a polishing unit. His hand was placed on the polishing unit when the pump was lowered, resulting in amputation of their right thumb, ring, and middle fingertips.
An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.
An employee was retrieving a lost drill pipe with a lifting bail when their left thumb got pinched between the table and handle of the lifting bail while trying to re-thread the pipe to lift it out. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb.
An employee was removing a core chuck from a stationary roll when their right ring finger was pinched between the chuck and the roll. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
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An employee was standing on an injector head feeding chain with a rope, when the rope broke, causing him to lose his balance and fall to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to his left elbow and three ribs.
An employee was pulling drill line from the drill spool while the top drive was not set on the docking pins. The deadman was unexpectedly released which caused the top drive to fall to the drill floor from a height of 30 feet. This caused the drill line that was being pulled out and laid on the ground to retract and strike an employee. The employee suffered fractures to his legs and neck.
An employee was conducting maintenance on a pipe and was using a T-bar tool to secure the retainer cap on a pump. The employee's left index finger was caught in the rotating pump, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was on the ground working to close a trailer door. The door was caught by the wind and blew the employee backward. He landed on his back and sustained four fractured ribs, requiring hospitalization.
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