Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pioneer Energy Services, FM 1450, 12 miles south of Pecos, TX., PECOS, TEXAS 79772
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the knee(s).
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Final narrative
During rig down procedures, an employee was moving a mud tank with a tandem truck when an overhead walkway slid, hit the ground, and then struck the employee on the left knee.
HospitalizedKnee(s)Oil drilling rigs and machinery
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