WICKETT, TEXAS—
Robinson Drilling of Texas, Ltd.
Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures and burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Robinson Drilling of Texas, Ltd., GW02043, WICKETT, TEXAS 79788 on — Fractures and burns, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was cooling off a radiator with a water hose. The radiator was uncapped, and the fluids inside it boiled off, burning the employee's torso; he fell to the ground and broke his right elbow. He was hospitalized.
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PECOS, TEXAS—
ROBINSON DRILLING OF TEXAS, LTD
An employee was rigging up a location. He was using an Allen wrench to free up rotation and start the drawworks engine manually. The engine rotated and his left little finger became caught between the Allen wrench and the engine. The employee sustained an amputation to his little finger and fractures to his wrist.
BIG SPRING, TEXAS—
ROBINSON DRILLING OF TEXAS, LTD
An employee was rigging down a derrick. The board he was standing on shifted, causing him to lose his balance and fall to the ground about 8 feet below. He suffered a broken left ankle.
LAMESA, TEXAS—
ROBINSON DRILLING OF TEXAS, LTD
An employee was putting a collar clamp on 8-inch drill collars in a mouse hole. His right index finger was caught between the collar clamp and a shop hammer (used to tighten collar clamp). The fingertip was amputated and required surgery.
JAYTON, TEXAS—
ROBINSON DRILLING OF TEXAS, LTD
An employee was pressure washing a rig when the employee began to see spots and experienced dizziness due to dehydration.
WESTBROOK, TEXAS—
ROBINSON DRILLING OF TEXAS, LTD
An employee was using tongs to pull a pipe out of a hole when he lost his grip on the tongs and they swung around, striking him. He suffered two pelvic fractures and a tear in his bladder.
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