Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dakota Chemical Inc, Lavern 42x-14axb, NEW TOWN, NORTH DAKOTA 58763
on — Fractures, affecting the pelvis.
Final narrative
On March 16, 2023, an employee was working at a well site. The employee, wearing a fall harness, was being lifted off the rig floor with a winch line to close a valve. The winch line caught between a tubing board hinge and a derrick and pulled up, causing the employee to strike the tubing elevators and suffer a broken pelvis. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was unnesting tote bags when her grip slipped and the back of her left hand hit a box containing a steel step stool that was adjacent to the tote bags. The employee's hand was fractured.
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