Fractures

Name: Fractures at Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC
Start: 11/19/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181111906 · 11/19/2018 · Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source: Oil drilling rigs and machinery

Employer

Name: Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC
Location: Rig 229, WHITSETT, TEXAS, 78075
NAICS: 213111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was rigging down an oil rig mast. While the pin was being removed from the derrick board brace, the derrick board swung and hit the employee in the rib area. The employee suffered contusion and fracture injuries in the rib and chest area.

Source

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