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Cactus Drilling Company

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cactus Drilling Company in KERMIT, TEXAS
Employer Cactus Drilling Company Report ID 2018044099
Address Pearl Pass 2116-27 2H City, State ZIP KERMIT, TEXAS 79745
Event Date April 28, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple face locations
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.85000, -103.09000

Incident Narrative

A crew was installing a top drive track during a rig move when it became hung up on a girt. The top drive track was freed and whipped, striking an employee in the head. The employee suffered broken right cheek bones, a broken jaw bone, and a right shoulder injury.

Incident Summary

On April 28, 2018, a worker at Cactus Drilling Company in KERMIT, TEXAS suffered fractures to the multiple face locations. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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