Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-07-17	New Town	Nd	Pronghorn Well Service LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was detaching a 200-pound bale at or near an oil well site. He tripped on a rock and fell backward and the bale fell on his abdomen, causing internal bleeding.
2020-07-06	New Town	North Dakota	Lufkin US Acquisition Company LLC	Nonclassifiable	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was reversing the lock out/tag out while on a pumpjack, removing the chain and binder from the unit. The employee slipped and fell onto an angle iron on the outer side of the concrete base. The employee sustained injuries to his right side, including his right hip and elbow, as well as transverse process fractures in two locations.
2020-01-08	New Town	North Dakota	Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC	Face	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was conducting a pipe laydown operation. An elevator struck a mast, kicking the pipe out so that it struck the employee in the face. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-06-21	New Town	North Dakota	BJ Services LLC	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was approximately 1 foot high on an uneven surface, removing the cross-over pin from a casing collar, when the employee slipped on the uneven surface and fell to the ground. The employee fractured the first four vertebrae.
2018-08-17	New Town	North Dakota	Wescom, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
A Wescom employee was working near newly installed electrical panels when the panels were energized, causing an arc flash that burned the employee.
2018-07-27	New Town	North Dakota	SM Fencing & Energy Services, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was changing out the anode on a treater shack when the anode, which was under pressure, struck the employee's waist. The employee's torso twisted and the employee sustained a broken leg. The wrong line on the treater shack was locked out at the time of the incident.
2018-01-03	New Town	North Dakota	Targa Badlands, LLC	Multiple body parts	Fire
An employee was removing condensate in a pipe that runs through a combustor when a flash fire occurred, burning the employee's face and hands.
2017-10-09	New Town	North Dakota	SM Fencing & Energy Services, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway
An employee was operating a telehandler on a county road and moved to the shoulder to avoid oncoming traffic. The shoulder gave out and the telehandler tipped on its side into the ditch. The employee sustained two broken ribs and was hospitalized.
2017-01-12	New Town	North Dakota	Liberty Oilfield Services	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was found unresponsive inside of a trailer with a running generator. He was hospitalized for carbon monoxide exposure.
2015-11-23	New Town	North Dakota	Wyoming Casing Services	Hand(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was installing casing joints in a well using tongs when the bite of the tongs malfunctioned and the tongs bucked unexpectedly. The employee's hand got crushed between the tongs and the derrick, causing hand fractures.
2015-09-17	New Town	North Dakota	Strata Concrete Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was standing on the DOT bumper observing a concrete chute. He slipped and in his attempt to restrain his fall, inserted two fingers into the roller on the concrete ready mix truck. Two fingers were crushed requiring amputation.
2015-07-21	New Town	North Dakota	Rocky Mountain Casing Crews Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee suffered an amputation while connecting an air puller to the D ring of a hydraulic tong on a servicing rig.
2015-07-03	New Town	North Dakota	Savanna Well Service	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While lowering a swivel arm/gate, an employee's fingertip got caught between the heavy equipment. The fingertip was later amputated.
2015-04-14	New Town	North Dakota	Estvold Oilfield Services, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Ingestion of harmful substance
An employee suffered systemic poisoning when he ingested anti-freeze while drinking from an improperly labeled, temporary-use container.
2015-03-20	New Town	North Dakota	Bayou Well Services	Ankle(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was struck by a 2,000-pound pipe while working on a service rig. He sustained damage to his left ankle.
2015-01-06	New Town	North Dakota	Strata Concrete Corporation	Face	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee sustained battery acid burns to the face while attempting to start an air compressor on the back of a service vehicle by boosting the battery with jumper cables.