Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Independence Contract Drilling, Griffin 48-37 Unit B A5H, BIG SPRING, TEXAS 79720
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple foot (feet) locations.
Final narrative
A rig crew was preparing to push back the mud motor to set it down behind the rotary in order to install a bit breaker into the rotary. As an employee moved from a squatting position, his right foot slid underneath the mud motor and became caught between the mud motor and the rotary mat. The employee sustained fractures to the foot and two toes, as well as a laceration to the bottom of the foot.
HospitalizedMultiple foot (feet) locationsOil drilling rigs and machinery
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