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Independence Contract Drilling

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Fractures — BIG SPRING, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Independence Contract Drilling in BIG SPRING, TEXAS
Employer Independence Contract Drilling Report ID 2022065371
Address Griffin 48-37 Unit B A5H City, State ZIP BIG SPRING, TEXAS 79720
Event Date June 20, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple foot (feet) locations
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 213111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.27000, -101.45000

Incident Narrative

A rig crew was preparing to push back the mud motor to set it down behind the rotary in order to install a bit breaker into the rotary. As an employee moved from a squatting position, his right foot slid underneath the mud motor and became caught between the mud motor and the rotary mat. The employee sustained fractures to the foot and two toes, as well as a laceration to the bottom of the foot.

Incident Summary

On June 20, 2022, a worker at Independence Contract Drilling in BIG SPRING, TEXAS suffered fractures to the multiple foot (feet) locations. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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