Helmerich and Payne International Drilling Co.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - KENEDY, Texas
| Employer | Helmerich and Payne International Drilling Co. |
| Address | Wessendorff A Unit Karnes County Texas |
| City, State ZIP | KENEDY, Texas 78119 |
| Report ID | 2017032538 |
| Event Date | March 20, 2017 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury |
| Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| Source of Injury | Pipes, ducts, tubing, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Structures, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 213111 |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.83000, -97.86000 |
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Incident Narrative
The injured employee was assisting another employee to remove a joint of drill pipe from the pipe rack/gull wings by utilizing an extended boom forklift. The rack was in close proximity to the motor sheds. In order to reach the joint of drill pipe, the forklift was positioned at a 45 degree angle from the rack. The injured employee used lifting slings to raise the load and was caught between the motor shed and the joint of drill pipe injuring his right leg.
Incident Summary
On March 20, 2017, a worker at Helmerich and Payne International Drilling Co. in KENEDY, Texas suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with pipes, ducts, tubing, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
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