Helmerich and Payne International Drilling Company

Struck by other falling object n.e.c. — Fractures — TULSA, OKLAHOMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Helmerich and Payne International Drilling Company in TULSA, OKLAHOMA
Employer Helmerich and Payne International Drilling Company Report ID 2024076916
Address 5416 S 49th W Ave City, State ZIP TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74107
Event Date July 30, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple lower extremities locations n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by other falling object n.e.c. Source of Injury Parts and materials n.e.c.
Secondary Source Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 213111 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 36.08000, -96.04000

Incident Narrative

An employee had just finished blasting several parts in the blast booth. He began to use compressed air to blow the steel shot media off two drive rings (brake housings weighing 1,114 pounds) that were on separate pallets 45 inches apart. He heard a cracking sound and turned as the drive ring behind him fell over, hit the small of his back, and landed on his left leg and foot. The employee sustained fractures to their tibia, fibula, ankle, and foot.

Incident Summary

On July 30, 2024, a worker at Helmerich and Payne International Drilling Company in TULSA, OKLAHOMA suffered fractures to the multiple lower extremities locations n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by other falling object n.e.c., with parts and materials n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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