WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA—
Sun Well Service, Inc.
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Sun Well Service, Inc., WISNESS well site 20 miles South of Watford City, WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA 58854 on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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