Orion Drilling Company, LLC

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Intracranial injuries, unspecified — CARRIZO SPRINGS, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Orion Drilling Company, LLC in CARRIZO SPRINGS, TEXAS
Employer Orion Drilling Company, LLC Report ID 2015042100
Address Well Ebgker SWD3 Cr 83 City, State ZIP CARRIZO SPRINGS, TEXAS 78834
Event Date April 18, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified Body Part Brain
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Pressure lines, except hoses
Industry (NAICS) 213111 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 28.53000, -99.85000

Incident Narrative

An employee received a head injury when a pressurized line came apart.

Incident Summary

On April 18, 2015, a worker at Orion Drilling Company, LLC in CARRIZO SPRINGS, TEXAS suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with pressure lines, except hoses identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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