Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Bruises, contusions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Precision Drilling Company, LP, 7600 East I-20 Service Rd., ODESSA, TEXAS 79765
on — Bruises, contusions, affecting the shoulder(s) and back.
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Final narrative
On the morning of July 21, 2022, two employees were at a stacked rig, removing 4-inch high-pressure piping. They began to break the nuts loose on the saddle clamp bolts under the valve tree. As they were breaking loose the last nut, the piping suddenly rotated in the saddle clamp and the transducer valve tree (about 4 feet tall, weighing 250 pounds) pivoted 90 degrees toward the ground and landed on one of the employees. The hammer union ears at the top of the valve tree struck him in the middle of the shoulder and back, causing contusions.
HospitalizedShoulder(s) and backOil drilling rigs and machinery
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