Top Roustabout & Backhoe Services, LLC

Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached — Fractures — BIG SPRING, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Top Roustabout & Backhoe Services, LLC in BIG SPRING, TEXAS
Employer Top Roustabout & Backhoe Services, LLC Report ID 20241211220
Address 32.4517060, -101.2131020, Cole 36-37 B Unit L7H City, State ZIP BIG SPRING, TEXAS 79720
Event Date December 5, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached Source of Injury Hoisting accessories n.e.c.
Secondary Source Drilling and extraction machinery unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.28000, -101.35000

Incident Narrative

An employee was tripping pipe out of a well. After one of the joints was unlatched, the block began coming down while there was an 18-inch pipe wrench stuck underneath the brake assembly. The block slowed down but did not stop. The block and bales impacted the rig floor. The bales fell on top of the injured employee's leg and head and the employee sustained an open fracture to the lower left leg/calf.

Incident Summary

On December 5, 2024, a worker at Top Roustabout & Backhoe Services, LLC in BIG SPRING, TEXAS suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached, with hoisting accessories n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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