Schlumberger Technology Corporation

Fall on same level due to slipping — Fractures — BLOSSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Schlumberger Technology Corporation in BLOSSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Schlumberger Technology Corporation Report ID 2019022010
Address Twin Ridge Pad, 1088 Blake Rd City, State ZIP BLOSSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 16912
Event Date February 22, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Wrist(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Secondary Source Multiple weather and atmospheric conditions
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.71000, -77.02000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing rigging operations at a well pad. He was walking on a containment pad walkway that was slippery from a recent rain/snow event. He slipped and fell. He attempted to catch himself during the fall and fractured his left wrist. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On February 22, 2019, a worker at Schlumberger Technology Corporation in BLOSSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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