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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024054385 · 5/19/2024 · Ensign Unites States Drilling "SW"

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Ears and facial region unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick back
Source
Drilling machines, drill apparatus
Secondary source
Pipes, tubes metal

Employer

Name
Ensign Unites States Drilling "SW"
Location
GPS_Coordinates: N 31.8873 W -101.8372, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79701
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was connecting pipe when they missed stabbing the pipe into the stump and the drill kept moving downward. The pipe casing then bowed and struck him in the face. The employee sustained a fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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