Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at Pacific Operators Offshore
Start: 8/28/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017088272 · 8/28/2017 · Pacific Operators Offshore

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Trunk, unspecified
Nature of injury: Crushing injuries

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Oil drilling rigs and machinery

Employer

Name: Pacific Operators Offshore
Location: 1145 Eugenia Place, Suite 200, CARPINTERIA, CALIFORNIA, 93013
NAICS: 333132
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

Employees were conducting routine maintenance for corrosion control/rust prevention cleaning of a wellhead. They were needle gunning and removed the bolts on a clamp that keeps the wellhead and oil tree together. When they removed the bolts, it created a pressure gap that dislodged the oil tree. The 2,000-pound tree then fell on top of the injured employee, crushing the employee's torso. The employee experienced difficulty breathing and possible internal, minor bleeding and bruising.

Source

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