Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-04-02 | Kersey | Colorado | Consolidated Resource, LLC. | Upper and lower limb(s) | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was performing maintenance on a vertical two-phase separator. The employee was reconfiguring the sight glass and using various wrenches to loosen the existing fittings and tighten the new fittings. The fitting that connected the vessel to the sight glass piping broke behind the closed valve. The swage (fitting that broke) caused the pressurized hydrocarbons to release into the air, which found an ignition source and started a fire. The employee received second and third degree burns | |||||
2019-01-04 | Kersey | Colorado | Bill Barrett Corporation | Head and neck | Fire |
An engine backfired and ignited gas in the building, causing an explosion and fire that burned an employee's face and neck. | |||||
2018-03-24 | Kersey | Colorado | USA Compression Partners, LLC | Multiple face locations | Struck by discharged object or substance |
An employee was inspecting a pressure relief valve on a unit when the relief valve discharged heated gas into the employee's face. The employee suffered a corneal abrasion and superficial burns to the face. | |||||
2018-03-15 | Kersey | Colorado | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | Eye(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
An employee was troubleshooting a problem with a chemical pump. During a fracturing operation, the employee disconnected a chemical hose that was under pressure. Chemicals released and entered the employee's right eye, causing a chemical burn. | |||||
2018-02-24 | Kersey | Colorado | Ensign Well Services, Inc. | Forearm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was working with a Kelly swivel to move pipe joints on the rig floor. His coverall became wrapped into a rotating joint and the employee sustained a fracture to the left forearm. | |||||
2016-04-04 | Kersey | Colorado | Magna Energy Services, LLC | Multiple body parts | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
A rig crew was attempting to pull a drill rig through the mud using a company-owned winch truck. While doing so, the winch line separated, striking the injured employee. The employee was hospitalized with a lacerated arm and injured spleen. | |||||
2015-12-27 | Kersey | Colorado | Cade Drilling, LLC | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was unscrewing a 90 foot vertical pipe weighing 1000 lbs. from the rigging. The pipe came loose and fell onto the employee's right foot. The employee was hospitalized for treatment and the right little toe was amputated. |