Sunset Well Service, Inc.
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet - Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified - CRANE, Texas
| Employer | Sunset Well Service, Inc. |
| Address | PJ-Lea 230, |
| City, State ZIP | CRANE, Texas 79731 |
| Report ID | 2015030396 |
| Event Date | March 26, 2015 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified |
| Body Part | Nonclassifiable |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| Source of Injury | Oil drilling rigs and machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 213112 |
| Inspection # | 1050769 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.40647, -102.51404 |
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Incident Narrative
Employees were hanging a horse head on a well. The injured employee was on a pumping unit, waiting for the horse head to be lifted with rig blocks, with a safety retractable line attached. The line got caught in the blocks and pulled the employee off of the pumping unit, causing the employee to fall 10 to 15 feet before the safety line engaged. At the point of engagement, the safety line snapped, and the employee fell to the ground.
Incident Summary
On March 26, 2015, a worker at Sunset Well Service, Inc. in CRANE, Texas suffered traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,098 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet injuries.
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