Precision Drilling, Inc.

Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. - Fractures - COYANOSA, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Precision Drilling, Inc. in COYANOSA, Texas
Employer Precision Drilling, Inc.
Address Brickyard Unit 12E33-#33H, Between Coyonosa, and Pecos
City, State ZIP COYANOSA, Texas 79730
Report ID 20221210658
Event Date December 7, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Upper and lower limb(s)
Event Type Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 211111
GPS Coordinates 31.24000, -103.06000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was working with makeup tongs (manual pipe tongs) to make them clasp. The top drive torque spun counter clockwise, causing the tongs to clasp and the snub line to pull tight. The entire pipe stand flexed and the pin end lost contact with the floor, skidding backward toward the injured employee. The tongs and stand of drill pipe struck the employee on their left side resulting in fractures to the left tibia, fibula, and ulna.

Incident Summary

On December 7, 2022, a worker at Precision Drilling, Inc. in COYANOSA, Texas suffered fractures to the upper and lower limb(s). The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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