Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Name: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at Fossil Drilling, Inc.
Start: 8/30/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023088023 · 8/30/2023 · Fossil Drilling, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple head locations
Nature of injury: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified

Employer

Name: Fossil Drilling, Inc.
Location: CHS, MCPHERSON, KANSAS, 67460
NAICS: 213111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had been waiting for tubing to be lowered. The swage came loose and dropped along with the tubing (approximately 31-feet long). It fell 60 feet to the ground, then tipped over and struck the employee's head. The employee was knocked out and sustained a concussion, a broken nose, and lacerations to the head.

Source

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