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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015031586 · 3/30/2015 · Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Skull
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
Source
Oil drilling rigs and machinery

Employer

Name
Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC
Location
N:31.6477, CENTER, TEXAS, 75935
NAICS
213111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on a drilling rig floor during normal drilling operations when pressure built up and blew through a hole. The employee was blown backwards and hit his head and arm. His head and arm sustained lacerations. He was admitted to the hospital for surgery on a fractured skull.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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