Helmerich and Payne International Drilling Company
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Helmerich and Payne International Drilling Company, FM 80 and FM 119 south on FM 80, GILLETT, TEXAS 78116
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was at an oil rig, cleaning a window while standing on the second rung of a ladder. The ladder shifted and he fell. He landed on the rig floor and suffered fractures to the left lower tibia and fibula.
HospitalizedLower leg(s)Ladders, unspecified
More severe injuries at Helmerich and Payne International Drilling Company
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