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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019044343 · 4/30/2019 · Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

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
Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC
Location
2.2 Miles east of Hwy 85 & CR 6, BRIGHTON, COLORADO, 80601
NAICS
213111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The injured employee was working on the catwalk pedestal of an oil and gas drilling rig. While lifting a single joint of drill pipe, it fell out of the elevator and came down on the injured employee's left hand which was on the handrail. The employee sustained lacerations, fractures and nerve damage to the left hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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