Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Company

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury — KILLDEER, NORTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Company in KILLDEER, NORTH DAKOTA
Employer Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Company Report ID 2022108800
Address H&P Rig 259 Schokowsky 44-12H City, State ZIP KILLDEER, NORTH DAKOTA 58640
Event Date October 6, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 213111 Inspection # 1628129

Incident Narrative

An employee had been lowered down to a catwalk with a hoist. He was unhooking the hoist from the rotating head when it fell over. His left leg was pinned between the rotating head and a pipe retention post, resulting in swelling and inability to bear weight on his leg.

Incident Summary

On October 6, 2022, a worker at Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Company in KILLDEER, NORTH DAKOTA suffered swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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