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Taft Oilfield Services Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — LAMESA, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Taft Oilfield Services Inc. in LAMESA, TEXAS
Employer Taft Oilfield Services Inc. Report ID 2022087391
Address Unit AJ-Spraberry-16 City, State ZIP LAMESA, TEXAS 79331
Event Date August 19, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
Secondary Source Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 811310 Inspection # 1617783
GPS Coordinates 32.71000, -101.93000

Incident Narrative

At 11:45 AM, on August 19, 2022, two employees arrived on-site to install a brake hub and brakes on a pump jack using a cherry picker. While performing work on the pump jack, the arms of the pump began moving and struck the bucket of the cherry picker causing an employee to fall from the bucket and sustain a broken neck.

Incident Summary

On August 19, 2022, a worker at Taft Oilfield Services Inc. in LAMESA, TEXAS suffered fractures to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,921 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level, unspecified injuries.

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