Vallourec Drilling Products USA
Struck by object or equipment rolling freely — Fractures — HOUSTON, TEXAS
| Employer | Vallourec Drilling Products USA | Report ID | 2016031878 |
| Address | 6300 Navigation Road | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77011 |
| Event Date | March 2, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Jaw, chin |
| Event Type | Struck by object or equipment rolling freely | Source of Injury | Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237120 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.74000, -95.30000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was stenciling a piece of 4" 30' drill pipe inside a racking system. A second pipe was kicked over onto the racking system and rolled down the table, striking the employee from behind. This caused the employee's face to impact the stationary pipe in front of him that he was stenciling. He sustained a fractured jaw.
Incident Summary
On March 2, 2016, a worker at Vallourec Drilling Products USA in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the jaw, chin. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment rolling freely, with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 196 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object or equipment rolling freely" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object or equipment rolling freely injuries.
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