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Intracranial injuries with skull fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024065344 · 6/17/2024 · Patterson-UTI Drilling Company, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Brain
Nature of injury
Intracranial injuries with skull fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source
Pipes, tubes metal
Secondary source
Source, secondary source unspecified

Employer

Name
Patterson-UTI Drilling Company, LLC
Location
Rig 286, WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA, 58854
NAICS
213111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a rig floor while connected to a hoist line that was leaning against a derrick held up by a tugger. The tugger fell and a 5-foot sub pipe struck the employee's head, knocking him over. He stood up quickly and his head struck a catwalk trough. The employee was hospitalized with a concussion and a laceration behind their ear with an indented fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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