Patterson UTI Drilling Company, LLC
Entangled in other object or equipment — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — HOUSTON, TEXAS
| Employer | Patterson UTI Drilling Company, LLC | Report ID | 2015060215 |
| Address | 8709 Miller Road 2 | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77049 |
| Event Date | June 5, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Entangled in other object or equipment | Source of Injury | Wire, cables-nonelectrical |
| Industry (NAICS) | 213112 | Inspection # | 1068744 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.85000, -95.14000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was pulled off of the drill floor by a tugger line. The employee was standing behind a safety gate holding the hoist line to put tension on it so it would not get tangled in the hoist drum. Something made the line jerk; the employee did not let go and was pulled over the safety gate, sliding down what the employer called a beaver slide. He was hospitalized to repair his badly damaged hand. He also had 23 stitches put in his head and three fractured vertebrae.
Incident Summary
On June 5, 2015, a worker at Patterson UTI Drilling Company, LLC in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as entangled in other object or equipment, with wire, cables-nonelectrical identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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