Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96090.015 - Employee sustains hand fracture when struck by a sledgehamme

Accident Summary Nr: 96090.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 05/30/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1237567.015	06/05/2017		213112	Ranger Energy Services

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on May 30, 2017, Employee #1 was manually loosening bolts on a wellhead flange while a coworker hit the bolts to heat them up and loosen them with a 15 pound sledgehammer. The employee placed his hand on top of a bolt and the coworker accidentally hit his hand while trying to hit the bolt. Employee #1 sustained a fractured left middle finger and was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: Bolt, Fracture, Hand, Hand Tool, Natural Gas, Oil Well Drilling/Servicing, Struck By, Wellhead

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1237567.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Operations & systems researchers and analysts

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