Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103520.015 - Employee is struck by a falling drilling pipe and fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 103520.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 02/18/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1298743.015	02/21/2018		213111	Patterson-Uti Drilling Company Llc

Abstract: At 7:30 p.m. on February 18, 2018, an employee was standing on rig floor while a drilling pipe was being lifted. The employee was struck by the pipe when it fell from the single latch elevator and fractured several ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Drill Pipe, Elevator, Falling Object, Fracture, Rib, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1298743.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Drillers, oil well

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