JENNINGS, LOUISIANA—
National Oilwell Varco, L.P.
Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at National Oilwell Varco, L.P., 119 East Interstate Dr., JENNINGS, LOUISIANA 70546 on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee fell at the end of her work shift while descending a set of wooden stairs fracturing her right tibia and requiring surgery to repair.
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An employee was tasked with checking a centrifuge on the centrifuge stand on a drilling rig. While descending the stairs, the employee slipped and fell to the floor, sustaining a broken bone in their foot, a broken ankle, and back and chest pain.
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An employee was loading a roll of rubber mat into a pickup truck. The mat fell and caught the employee's finger against the bed rail. The employee suffered an amputation.
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An employee was trying to remove a plastic cover from a completed drill pipe. The coating cage basket fell on the employee's right forearm, breaking it.
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An employee was rolling a 10-inch pipe on a pipe rack when another 10-inch pipe fell on his left hand, crushing it.
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