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Cactus Drilling Company, LLC

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Fractures — PECOS, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cactus Drilling Company, LLC in PECOS, TEXAS
Employer Cactus Drilling Company, LLC Report ID 2024010158
Address Skyfall State 8-11D 4WD, (Cactus Rig 103) City, State ZIP PECOS, TEXAS 79772
Event Date January 8, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s) and leg(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation Source of Injury Rotary system equipment
Secondary Source Fall protection equipment
Industry (NAICS) 213111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.54000, -103.12000

Incident Narrative

An employee pulled a stand of drill pipe back and had just finished pushing it back into a "finger" before securing it with rope. The driller was coming down with top drives and blocks. A gust of wind blew the employee's secondary retention into the Kelly hose clamp. As a result, the top drive pulled the cable and the employee down into the steel frame of the derrick board. The employee's left hip and right femur were fractured.

Incident Summary

On January 8, 2024, a worker at Cactus Drilling Company, LLC in PECOS, TEXAS suffered fractures to the hip(s) and leg(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with rotary system equipment identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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