Big E Drilling Co
Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury — MIDLAND, TEXAS
| Employer | Big E Drilling Co | Report ID | 2019054516 |
| Address | 12455 Saratoga Woods LN, Rig 7 | City, State ZIP | MIDLAND, TEXAS 79701 |
| Event Date | May 3, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Eye(s) |
| Event Type | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Source of Injury | Petroleum fuels, distillates, and products, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 213111 | Inspection # | 1399391 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.99000, -102.08000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The injured employee was standing next to the drilling piping, holding material over the pipe joint to channel residual mud downward, ready to swing the disconnected piping out of the way. Oil-based drilling mud came out under pressure and three employees got mud in their eyes when their hard hats and safety glasses were blown off. One employee was hospitalized for an eye injury. The eye was burning, swollen and the employee was unable to see.
Incident Summary
On May 3, 2019, a worker at Big E Drilling Co in MIDLAND, TEXAS suffered swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury to the eye(s). The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with petroleum fuels, distillates, and products, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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