Chesapeake Drilling Corporation
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — 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.
Context
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