Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Power Rigs, LLC
Start: 3/10/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017032252 · 3/10/2017 · Power Rigs, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Knee(s) and leg(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Secondary source: Lifelines, lanyards, safety belts, harnesses

Employer

Name: Power Rigs, LLC
Location: Roadrunner 4-34H, ARNETT, OKLAHOMA, 73832
NAICS: 213111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A drilling rig was tripping out of the well. The derrick employee was moving the top of a pipe stand to the racking fingers when the employee's retractable lanyard line was caught by the descending top drive and he was pulled to his knees on the derrick platform. The employee sustained a left knee fracture and vascular damage to the left thigh.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown