Reliable Production Service LLC
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet - Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk - WHITE CASTLE, Louisiana
| Employer | Reliable Production Service LLC |
| Address | Laurel Ridge Field Iberville Parish Field location |
| City, State ZIP | WHITE CASTLE, Louisiana 70788 |
| Report ID | 2017077207 |
| Event Date | July 26, 2017 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk |
| Body Part | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| Source of Injury | Oil drilling rigs and machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238910 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.15000, -91.11000 |
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Incident Narrative
The injured employee was standing on a wellhead that weighed about 8,000 pounds. The wellhead was sitting on a ring gasket about 10 feet off the floor. While the employee was unlatching the chain from the elevator to the wellhead, his colleague moved the elevator. The employee and the wellhead fell about 10 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a lacerated liver and spleen, as well as multiple fractures, which included several ribs, the pelvis, and the left arm.
Incident Summary
On July 26, 2017, a worker at Reliable Production Service LLC in WHITE CASTLE, Louisiana suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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