Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

NOV

Struck by object or equipment rolling freely — Fractures — TULSA, OKLAHOMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at NOV in TULSA, OKLAHOMA
Employer NOV Report ID 2023043815
Address 2333 S. Yukon Ave. City, State ZIP TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74107
Event Date April 28, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object or equipment rolling freely Source of Injury Lamp posts, street lights
Industry (NAICS) 331210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 36.13000, -96.01000

Incident Narrative

An employee had the base of a traffic light pole on a base plate to be inspected. The employee rolled the pole over by hand, to shift and straighten it. The pole rolled off the welding table and his fingers were pinched between the base plate and the welding table. Multiple fingers on his right hand were fractured and lacerated.

Incident Summary

On April 28, 2023, a worker at NOV in TULSA, OKLAHOMA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment rolling freely, with lamp posts, street lights identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 196 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object or equipment rolling freely" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object or equipment rolling freely injuries.

See all reports for NOV.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Struck by object or equipment rolling freely events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Feb 14, 2022 Tree Frog Service LLC KENOSHA, WISCONSIN Fractures Hosp.
Jan 13, 2016 Col-Pump Company, Inc. COLUMBIANA, OHIO Crushing injuries Hosp.
Jun 7, 2019 Hi-Line Cooperative Inc. ELSIE, NEBRASKA Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Feb 23, 2017 Renewable Energy System Americas, Inc. BISHOP, TEXAS Fractures Hosp.
Jul 3, 2023 U.S Dept. of Interior - National Park Service - Sequoia & Kings Canyon THREE RIVERS, CALIFORNIA Crushing injuries Hosp.
Oct 30, 2016 River Parish Contractors, Inc GARYVILLE, LOUISIANA Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Hosp.
Sep 14, 2023 TGAW LLC ACTON, MASSACHUSETTS Fractures Hosp.
Feb 2, 2015 Amsted Rail Company, Inc. BESSEMER, ALABAMA Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports