STANLEY, NORTH DAKOTA—
NexTier Completion Solutions
Vehicle or machinery fire · Thermal burns degree unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at NexTier Completion Solutions, Van Berkom Location Well 4B Stage 37, STANLEY, NORTH DAKOTA 58784 on — Thermal burns degree unspecified, affecting the Head and extremities.
Final narrative
An employee was in the cab of the blender, preparing for well injection at a fracking site. The driveline disengaged from the transmission and started striking the cage that encloses the driveline. This created sparks and ignited a fire. The employee sustained burns around their eyes and cheeks and burns to both hands.
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NexTier Completion Solutions
An employee was rebuilding a setting tool, attempting to seat the lower cylinder onto the cylinder head by tapping the setting tool onto the trailer floor. As the employee pushed down on the setting tool, the mandrel stroked in the setting sleeve and pinched and amputated their right middle finger.
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NexTier Completion Solutions
An employee was trying to prevent a block from swaying as it was attached to a crane. The crane moved, and the employee's left hand was caught in the sheave of the main block. The employee suffered amputation of 1/4 of the left ring fingertip and a laceration to the little finger.
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NexTier Completion Solutions
An employee was doing maintenance work on the power-end crankshaft of a fluid pump. His little finger was caught between the crankshaft and the main bearing, causing a laceration to the upper finger area and a partial amputation.
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NexTier Completion Solutions
An employee was doing maintenance work on a pump. The employee was sprayed in the face with pressurized hydraulic fluid, which lacerated the employee's right eye. The employee was hospitalized and underwent debridement of the eye.
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