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Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Company

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Fractures — WATONGA, OKLAHOMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Company in WATONGA, OKLAHOMA
Employer Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Company Report ID 2019022062
Address Rig 548 City, State ZIP WATONGA, OKLAHOMA 73772
Event Date February 25, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Secondary Source Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 213111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.84000, -98.41000

Incident Narrative

A derrickman was trying to latch a stand of drill pipe at the derrick board. The stand pulled him off the board, pinning his left forearm against the safety gate and breaking it.

Incident Summary

On February 25, 2019, a worker at Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Company in WATONGA, OKLAHOMA suffered fractures to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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