Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Caltex Energy Group
Start: 4/6/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022043040 · 4/6/2022 · Caltex Energy Group

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet
Source: Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: Caltex Energy Group
Location: GPS: 31.659829 -101.843921, MIDKIFF, TEXAS, 79755
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was connecting power cables/cords on the floor of a rig. The employee was partially standing on the bat door when it activated, causing the employee to fall approximately 30 feet to the ground and sustain eight fractured ribs, a punctured lung, and bruising to the kidney, liver, and spleen.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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