Valor Drilling Co

Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet — Fractures — LAMESA, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Valor Drilling Co in LAMESA, TEXAS
Employer Valor Drilling Co Report ID 2024010349
Address Dawson County, 12 miles north past intersection of 349 and 176 City, State ZIP LAMESA, TEXAS 79331
Event Date January 13, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Upper and lower extremities n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet Source of Injury Mines, caves, tunnels, pipes n.e.c.
Secondary Source Mines, caves, tunnels, pipes n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # 1726600
GPS Coordinates 32.71000, -101.93000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a mudboat to a new drilling location. He lost his footing and fell back into a pre-existing cellar that was approximately 8 feet deep. He was hospitalized with fractures to his hip and left arm.

Incident Summary

On January 13, 2024, a worker at Valor Drilling Co in LAMESA, TEXAS suffered fractures to the upper and lower extremities n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet, with mines, caves, tunnels, pipes n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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