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HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Fractures — PECOS, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC in PECOS, TEXAS
Employer HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC Report ID 2017109721
Address Rig #499, 2.4 miles south of Pecos, TX. City, State ZIP PECOS, TEXAS 79772
Event Date October 10, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 213111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.42000, -103.49000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning near an orbit valve that had a new actuator. The actuator showed that the valve was open when it was actually closed, causing a release that broke the employee's left leg. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Incident Summary

On October 10, 2017, a worker at HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC in PECOS, TEXAS suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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