Nabors Drilling
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — RUSTON, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Nabors Drilling | Report ID | 2016043154 |
| Address | Rig X-35, 32.630950, -92.772270 | City, State ZIP | RUSTON, LOUISIANA 71272 |
| Event Date | April 14, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Hand(s), except finger(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Mining and drilling machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 213111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.52000, -92.65000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee putting thread protectors on drill pipe was resting his hand on a TM-80 iron rough neck. The rough neck operator did not see his hand and started retracting the equipment, which caught the employee's right hand in a pinch point and broke a bone.
Incident Summary
On April 14, 2016, a worker at Nabors Drilling in RUSTON, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the hand(s), except finger(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with mining and drilling machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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