Chesapeake Drilling Corporation

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Chesapeake Drilling Corporation in BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Employer Chesapeake Drilling Corporation Report ID 2019054696
Address 101 Varick Ave City, State ZIP BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11223
Event Date May 8, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Metal pipes, tubing
Secondary Source Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 213111 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.70000, -73.92000

Incident Narrative

The injured employee was holding a cart carrying a 10' section of drilling pipe. A crew attached a snatch block to the section of pipe to lift the piece and connect it to the rig to continue digging deeper. As the crew began to lift the section of pipe off the cart, dirt had accumulated on the chain causing the pipe to fall around 6 inches and crush the injured employee's right hand between the cart and the pipe. The employee suffered fractures and lacerations to his fingers.

Incident Summary

On May 8, 2019, a worker at Chesapeake Drilling Corporation in BROOKLYN, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with metal pipes, tubing identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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