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Sunset Well Service, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified — CRANE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Sunset Well Service, Inc. in CRANE, TEXAS
Employer Sunset Well Service, Inc. Report ID 2015030396
Address PJ-Lea 230, City, State ZIP CRANE, TEXAS 79731
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 31.39000, -102.35000

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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