Felderhoff Brothers Drilling
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Fractures — MIDLAND, TEXAS
| Employer | Felderhoff Brothers Drilling | Report ID | 2017010049 |
| Address | XTO Well-Guycoden Unit 2- 2507BH, N: 31.7261 W: 101.963 | City, State ZIP | MIDLAND, TEXAS 79701 |
| Event Date | January 4, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Oil drilling rigs and machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 213111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.99000, -102.07000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was moving a catwalk (a long piece of equipment that helps move tube) against a rig to perform an inspection when his right ring finger was caught and fractured between the catwalk skate and a pin. He was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On January 4, 2017, a worker at Felderhoff Brothers Drilling in MIDLAND, TEXAS suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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