Hall Drilling, LLC

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Fractures - WEST UNION, West Virginia

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Hall Drilling, LLC in WEST UNION, West Virginia
Employer Hall Drilling, LLC
Address Strickland Well pad #1, Nutter Fork Road
City, State ZIP WEST UNION, West Virginia 26456
Report ID 20171212387
Event Date December 31, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Graders, scrapers-construction
Industry (NAICS) 213111
GPS Coordinates 39.33000, -80.77000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a grader and then stopped to climb out. He lost his grip on the handle and fell to the ground, landing on his right shoulder. He fractured his right scapula and humerus.

Incident Summary

On December 31, 2017, a worker at Hall Drilling, LLC in WEST UNION, West Virginia suffered fractures to the shoulder(s) and arm(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with graders, scrapers-construction identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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