NorAm Drilling Company
Contact incidents unspecified — Fractures — CRANE, TEXAS
| Employer | NorAm Drilling Company | Report ID | 2025010176 |
| Address | Neal Ranch, 31.4715965, -102.1316943 | City, State ZIP | CRANE, TEXAS 79731 |
| Event Date | January 7, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Multiple trunk locations |
| Event Type | Contact incidents unspecified | Source of Injury | Pipes, tubes metal |
| Secondary Source | Source, secondary source unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 213111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.39000, -102.35000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was spinning pipe together when a catwalk was pushed into the pipe and the box end of the drill pipe struck the employee in the back. The employee sustained fractures to two ribs and six transverse processes.
Incident Summary
On January 7, 2025, a worker at NorAm Drilling Company in CRANE, TEXAS suffered fractures to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as contact incidents unspecified, with pipes, tubes metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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