ZJ Falcon, LP
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Fractures — LEVELLAND, TEXAS
| Employer | ZJ Falcon, LP | Report ID | 20181010569 |
| Address | Oxy SELU 351 | City, State ZIP | LEVELLAND, TEXAS 79336 |
| Event Date | October 13, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Eye(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Source of Injury | Oil drilling rigs and machinery |
| Secondary Source | Nonclassifiable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 213112 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.58000, -102.37000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A crew was coming out of a rig hole with tubing when the air backup on the tubing tongs slipped and bumped the injured employee, knocking him over a hand rail of the rig floor. He fell 6 to 7 feet head first, lacerating his forehead and breaking his left eye socket. He was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On October 13, 2018, a worker at ZJ Falcon, LP in LEVELLAND, TEXAS suffered fractures to the eye(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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