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Fractures and other injuries, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2023098856 · 9/26/2023 · BL Oil Field Services LP

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures and other injuries, unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Secondary source
Chains, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
BL Oil Field Services LP
Location
State Hwy 90, HALLETTSVILLE, TEXAS, 77964
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a drilling rig as tongs were being hoisted. The lifting chain failed and the tongs fell on the employee and pinned him against the drilling rig floor. The employee sustained injuries to internal organs and their legs that required hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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