Lone Star Well Service, LLC
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — GARDEN CITY, TEXAS
| Employer | Lone Star Well Service, LLC | Report ID | 20171111337 |
| Address | Patterson 5-8 2801H | City, State ZIP | GARDEN CITY, TEXAS 79739 |
| Event Date | November 29, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Oil drilling rigs and machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 213112 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.33000, -97.83000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A crew was pulling a second string of tubing out of a hole and was warming up a collar to break the connection. A swivel operator was spinning the swivel when an employee placed a 36-inch pipe wrench on the top part of the swivel, then placed a cheater bar on the pipe wrench. The swivel continued to turn clockwise with the pipe wrench and cheater bar attached. The employee was still holding onto the cheater bar when it started turning. The employee was then pulled and thrown off the rig floor, suffering a broken clavicle, broken ribs, collapsed right lung, and broken back.
Incident Summary
On November 29, 2017, a worker at Lone Star Well Service, LLC in GARDEN CITY, TEXAS suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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