Pinched nerve

Name: Pinched nerve at DCS All American, LLC
Start: 4/3/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018043179 · 4/3/2018 · DCS All American, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Buttock(s)
Nature of injury: Pinched nerve

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source: Centrifuges
Secondary source: Handrails, banisters

Employer

Name: DCS All American, LLC
Location: Patterson Rig 207 back side of rig, BIG LAKE, TEXAS, 76932
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on a centrifuge on top of a centrifuge stand. The employee lost footing while stepping down from the centrifuge and fell backward into the handrails. The hand rails gave out, causing the employee to fall approximately 12 to 15 feet to the ground. The employee suffered bruised muscles and a pinched nerve in the buttocks.

Source

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