Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1397746.015 - Patterson-Uti Drilling Company Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Denver Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1397746.015

Report ID: 0830500

Date Opened: 05/02/2019

Site Address:
Patterson-Uti Drilling Company Llc
Hwy 85 And Cr 6 Rig 346
Brighton, CO 80601

Mailing Address:
1509 Hwy 6 & 50, Fruita, CO 81521

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 213111/Drilling Oil and Gas Wells

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/02/2019

Emphasis: L:Oilgas

Case Closed: 07/01/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1450848	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 115900.015

Event: 04/30/2019

Employee lacerates hand when struck by falling pipe joint

At 2:00 a.m. on April 30, 2019, an employee was working as an oil well driller for a firm that drilled oil and gas wells. He was moving strings of pipe joint on a rig floor. The pipe joints were 100 millimeters (4 inches) in size, and they had 125 millimeter (5 inch) inserts. The employee was struck by a pipe joint when it fell out of the elevator. He suffered a laceration to his left hand that necessitated surgery. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Drill Pipe, Falling Object, Gas Well, Gas Well Drilling, Hand, Laceration, Oil Rig, Oil Well Drilling, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1397746.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Drillers, oil well

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