Trinidad Drilling, LP
Entangled in other object or equipment — Crushing injuries — 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
OSHA has recorded 183 severe injury reports involving "Entangled in other object or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Entangled in other object or equipment injuries.
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