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Select Well Servicing LLC

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — KERMIT, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Select Well Servicing LLC in KERMIT, TEXAS
Employer Select Well Servicing LLC Report ID 2018087842
Address Rig 5 City, State ZIP KERMIT, TEXAS 79745
Event Date August 1, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Drums, pulleys, sheaves
Secondary Source Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 213111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.85000, -103.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hit by a falling sheave from a tester that was being placed in a well. The employee was struck in the chest below the collarbone, suffering a liver laceration and bruised lung.

Incident Summary

On August 1, 2018, a worker at Select Well Servicing LLC in KERMIT, TEXAS suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with drums, pulleys, sheaves identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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