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Trinidad Drilling Limited Partnership

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — MENTONE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Trinidad Drilling Limited Partnership in MENTONE, TEXAS
Employer Trinidad Drilling Limited Partnership Report ID 2018043465
Address Anadarco Silver Tip 76-7 Unit B3H City, State ZIP MENTONE, TEXAS 79754
Event Date April 11, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hand(s) and wrist(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 213111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.81000, -103.65000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to load a derrick board onto a flatbed haul truck with a forklift. His hand was between the forklift fork and derrick board as he tried to remove a rope from the bottom section of the derrick tarp. The derrick board then shifted, catching his right hand and wrist between the derrick board and forklift fork. He suffered fractures to the right wrist and hand.

Incident Summary

On April 11, 2018, a worker at Trinidad Drilling Limited Partnership in MENTONE, TEXAS suffered fractures to the hand(s) and wrist(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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