Butch's Rathole and Anchor Service, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — BIG SPRING, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Butch's Rathole and Anchor Service, Inc. in BIG SPRING, TEXAS
Employer Butch's Rathole and Anchor Service, Inc. Report ID 20191212667
Address Noram 32 City, State ZIP BIG SPRING, TEXAS 79720
Event Date December 10, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Secondary Source Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.27000, -101.45000

Incident Narrative

Casing was being run at a drilling site. The employee was reaching for a safety chain on an elevator door when the casing was pushed into the employee's right arm, smashing it against the pipe and tool that was in the hole. The employee's arm was broken.

Incident Summary

On December 10, 2019, a worker at Butch's Rathole and Anchor Service, Inc. in BIG SPRING, TEXAS suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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