Consolidated Wellsite Services LLC

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Intracranial injuries, unspecified — KNOTT, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Consolidated Wellsite Services LLC in KNOTT, TEXAS
Employer Consolidated Wellsite Services LLC Report ID 2020109774
Address Endeavor Hunter Pad City, State ZIP KNOTT, TEXAS 79748
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 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.37000, -101.61000

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.

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