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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021021518 · 2/19/2021 · Akita Drilling USA Corp.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Ice, sleet, snow
Secondary source
Oil drilling rigs and machinery

Employer

Name
Akita Drilling USA Corp.
Location
N 32.02700, W -102.17600, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79701
NAICS
211111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a drilling rig floor. A piece of ice that had frozen to the drilling mast melted and fell off, landing on the employee's back and breaking three vertebrae.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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