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Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

1 hospitalization · 2017077207 · 7/26/2017 · Reliable Production Service LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source
Oil drilling rigs and machinery

Employer

Name
Reliable Production Service LLC
Location
Laurel Ridge Field Iberville Parish Field location, WHITE CASTLE, LOUISIANA, 70788
NAICS
238910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The injured employee was standing on a wellhead that weighed about 8,000 pounds. The wellhead was sitting on a ring gasket about 10 feet off the floor. While the employee was unlatching the chain from the elevator to the wellhead, his colleague moved the elevator. The employee and the wellhead fell about 10 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a lacerated liver and spleen, as well as multiple fractures, which included several ribs, the pelvis, and the left arm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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