Sidewinder Drilling
Fall, slip, trip, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — MIDLAND, TEXAS
| Employer | Sidewinder Drilling | Report ID | 20161110878 |
| Address | Rig Location Permian Basin | City, State ZIP | MIDLAND, TEXAS 79701 |
| Event Date | November 19, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Upper arm(s) |
| Event Type | Fall, slip, trip, unspecified | Source of Injury | Oil drilling rigs and machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 213111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.99000, -102.08000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was positioning a wind brace and connecting a mast to a work platform. He fell back on his lanyard and his upper arm was caught in a pinch point between the mast and the wind brace.
Incident Summary
On November 19, 2016, a worker at Sidewinder Drilling in MIDLAND, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the upper arm(s). The incident was classified as fall, slip, trip, unspecified, with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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