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Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — CHICKASHA, OKLAHOMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC in CHICKASHA, OKLAHOMA
Employer Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC Report ID 2019088462
Address N 95.0759, W 97.7573, Rig 590 City, State ZIP CHICKASHA, OKLAHOMA 73018
Event Date August 16, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Catwalks
Industry (NAICS) 213111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.12000, -97.93000

Incident Narrative

An employee was transferring a stabilizer from a forklift to a catwalk. One end of the stabilizer slid off the catwalk and fell onto the employee's lower left leg. The employee's tibia and fibula were broken.

Incident Summary

On August 16, 2019, a worker at Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC in CHICKASHA, OKLAHOMA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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