Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ranger Energy Services, LLC, Near 41st Street NW & 111th Avenue NW, KEENE, NORTH DAKOTA 58847
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was installing production tubing when it fell from the lifting sub. The employee sustained fractures to the clavicle and right cheek.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Metal pipes, tubing
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