Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Precision Drilling, 1 mile west of intersection of County Roads 46 & 13, MILLIKEN, COLORADO 80543
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was clearing ice on top of a drilling rig doghouse landing. Hinges broke when the employee jumped to clear the ice, and the employee fell to the ground 20-plus feet below. The employee suffered fractures to the lumbar region, wrist, and ankle.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Oil drilling rigs and machinery
An employee was assisting in pulling a dryer shaker into position when the tow chain broke and a link from the chain struck the back of his head and knocked him unconscious. The employee sustained a concussion.
On September 24, 2020, at approximately 11:00 a.m. an employee was walking from an area to the next well. A guide bar for the rear drilling area was lodged on a matting board. As the employee attempted to dislodge the guide bar, he was struck by the bar resulting in a fractured lower right leg.
The employee was assisting with mobile rig removal from a well site. As pipe was being pulled from the hole, rope used for pullout got caught up and pipe began to slip. The employee reached in to grab the pipe and his hand/finger was caught between piping and the drilling equipment, resulting in amputation of the right middle finger down to the knuckle.
During rigging down of a drilling rig, two employees attempted to lift/move an I-beam by hand. The I-beam shifted and crushed one of the employee's right middle finger resulting in amputation of the fingertip/print pad.
An employee was moving a 2' base plate with a fork truck and 1/2 inch chain. He caught his finger between the fork and the chain amputating the right index fingertip.
An employee was getting a tool bag that was on a second-story roof when they fell from the roof to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to their rib cage and lower back.
An employee was installing a clip on the roof when they slipped and fell approximately 25 feet to the ground below, resulting in a broken hip, broken leg, and bleeding in the brain.
An employee was setting up the worksite for the day. While moving an extension cord, he fell backward off the roof of the two-story building and sustained a broken pelvis.
An employee was going up in a lift to begin trimming trees with a chainsaw. He was approximately 20-25 feet in the air when the latch to the bucket got caught and detached. The bucket then tipped causing the employee to fall to the ground. He sustained fractures to his right elbow, right wrist, and left femur.
An employee was laying down felt paper on a new residential property when they fell approximately 21 feet to the ground. The employee sustained fractures of the L2 vertebra, right tibia, and left wrist as well as a left heel dislocation. The employee was wearing fall protection at the time.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 213111)
An employee was stepping down off a 6-inch containment platform to finish loading his truck, when his right ankle rolled. The employee sustained a fractured tibia and fibula at the right ankle and required surgery.
A service crew was pulling a pump and motor from a well. After breaking a joint of pipe loose from another joint, an employee grabbed the chain tongs to prevent the pipe from spinning in the well, so the crew could continue taking it apart. The bolt that attaches the chain to the handle of the chain tongs broke, causing the chain to swing around and strike the employee's lower right leg. The chain severely punctured his leg and fractured his tibia.
An employee arrived on location and loaded a blow-out-preventer (BOP) on a 1-ton flatbed truck. While standing on the flatbed securing the the BOP, the employee stepped into a void/hole on the flatbed surface. This caused him to lose balance and fall off the truck bed with his leg still caught in the hole. As a result, he sustained fractures to his left leg.
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.
An employee was delivering materials. He was doing his pre-delivery inspection on the roof of the jobsite (a warehouse) when he fell through a plexiglass skylight. He landed on his feet on the concrete floor 14 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his spine, left ulnar/radius, and right heel. The employee required surgery.
An employee was removing packaging from a roll of printing substrate. The blade of their utility knife got stuck. The employee used both hands to free the knife and the blade partially amputated their left little fingertip.
A concrete batch plant operator was assisting with clearing spoil piles using a skid steer. The skid steer backed into a stationary screen plant. The employee's left little finger was crushed between the controls of the skid steer and the screen plant, resulting in a fracture and laceration. The employee's finger was surgically amputated.
An employee was standing on an extension ladder, using a torquing tool to remove bolts that secured blades to a rotor. When the torquing tool activated, its reaction arm came around and pinched the employee's right middle finger against a lifting eye. His fingertip was amputated.