PARIS, ARKANSAS—
Key Energy Services LLC
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet · Intracranial injuries, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Key Energy Services LLC, Green Bench Road, PARIS, ARKANSAS 72855 on — Intracranial injuries, unspecified, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was loading equipment and tools onto a truck to prepare to leave a well site. The employee was standing on a lubricator rack/catwalk where he was releasing the straps on the crane when the catwalk collapsed. The employee fell approximately 5 feet to the truck below and hit his head. He was hospitalized.
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