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Report: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. at Blue Line Drilling Co., L.L.C. in Carlsbad, Texas
DATE: 12/22/18
Employees at a rig were removing a section of piping from a basket using an air hoist. The piece of piping was lifted from the basket and raised about 2 feet high, at which point a second piece of piping leaning against the same basket (called a reacher pipe) was bumped. The reacher pipe fell and crushed an employee’s lower right leg, breaking his ankle. He was hospitalized.
| Report ID |
20181213123 |
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| Date |
12/22/2018 |
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| UPA |
1411759 |
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| Primary NAICS |
213111 |
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| Nature |
111 |
Fractures |
| Part of Body |
52 |
Ankle(s) |
| Source |
4120 |
Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified |
| Secondary Source |
3244 |
Oil drilling rigs and machinery |
| Event |
6239 |
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| Hospitalized |
Yes |
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| Amputation |
No |
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