Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
Struck by discharged object or substance - Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury - GREELEY, Colorado
| Employer | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. |
| Address | Bayswater Oil and Gas Location |
| City, State ZIP | GREELEY, Colorado 80631 |
| Report ID | 2021053716 |
| Event Date | May 5, 2021 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury |
| Body Part | Eye(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| Source of Injury | Scrap, waste, debris, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Oil drilling rigs and machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 213112 |
| Inspection # | 1529816 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.38000, -104.68000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was releasing the pressure from a setting tool. As the employee was screwing a wrench into the burst disc retainer, the retainer nut came free and the pressure escaped from the chamber. Debris struck the employee in the right shoulder and face, leaving foreign material in his eyes and causing contusions to the shoulder and the right side of his face.
Incident Summary
On May 5, 2021, a worker at Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. in GREELEY, Colorado suffered swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury to the eye(s). The incident was classified as struck by discharged object or substance, with scrap, waste, debris, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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