Consolidated Wellsite Services LLC
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified - Intracranial injuries, unspecified - KNOTT, Texas
| Employer | Consolidated Wellsite Services LLC |
| Address | Endeavor Hunter Pad |
| City, State ZIP | KNOTT, Texas 79748 |
| Report ID | 2020109774 |
| Event Date | October 14, 2020 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Intracranial injuries, unspecified |
| Body Part | Brain |
| Event Type | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified |
| Source of Injury | Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Oil drilling rigs and machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 213112 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.37000, -101.61000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was operating the snubbing unit snubbing a pipe out of the hole and laying down pipe using a single latch elevator on the driller side rig winch. The elevator got hung up on the tubing board above and the latch on the elevator opened allowing the pipe joint to come free, fall, and strike the employee in the forehead. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On October 14, 2020, a worker at Consolidated Wellsite Services LLC in KNOTT, Texas suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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