Trinidad Drilling, LP

Entangled in other object or equipment — Crushing injuries — DENVER CITY, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Trinidad Drilling, LP in DENVER CITY, TEXAS
Employer Trinidad Drilling, LP Report ID 2019032433
Address Trinidad Rig 417 City, State ZIP DENVER CITY, TEXAS 79323
Event Date March 6, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Entangled in other object or equipment Source of Injury Drums, pulleys, sheaves
Secondary Source Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 213111 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.96000, -102.82000

Incident Narrative

A Trinidad employee was helping pull a winch line with an attached hook through the substructure of a drilling rig. The hook snagged on part of the substructure, causing the line to tighten. The line was lying across the employee's foot, which it crushed and lacerated as it tightened.

Incident Summary

On March 6, 2019, a worker at Trinidad Drilling, LP in DENVER CITY, TEXAS suffered crushing injuries to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as entangled in other object or equipment, with drums, pulleys, sheaves identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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