Exposure to environmental heat · Multiple effects of heat and light
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Helmerich & Payne, Inc., george 2c MBH Rig 535, KEENE, NORTH DAKOTA 58847
on — Multiple effects of heat and light, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was tripping pipe out of a hole on a 96 F day when he passed out due to heat exhaustion.
An employee had been working on mud pumps. While taking a break, the employee became ill and experienced various symptoms of heat-related illness including cramping, dizziness, slurred speech, and shaking.
A crew was installing skid rails. The injured employee was checking the alignment of two sections of skid rails when the pieces moved and his right middle and ring fingers were caught in the pin hole connection of the two sections. Both fingertips were amputated.
An employee was caught between pieces of drilling equipment (ST-80 and mast leg) while making a connection on the rig floor, resulting in a lacerated liver.
An employee was racking drill pipe on the rig floor. As a stand of drill pipe was being set down on the rig floor, the employee slipped and fell. The stand of pipe was set down on his left hand resulting in a partial amputation to the middle finger.
An employee was performing finishing work on a residential driveway when they began to experience body cramps and were hospitalized for heat stress and dehydration.
An agent was participating in SWAT team selection and was performing various physical fitness skills including running and exercise intervals. The agent experienced dehydration and a muscular injury that required hospitalization.
On September 26, 2023, an employee was delivering packages when he began to feel ill with a pain in his side. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion and dehydration.
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 on the ground working to close a trailer door. The door was caught by the wind and blew the employee backward. He landed on his back and sustained four fractured ribs, requiring hospitalization.
An employee was walking on top of boiler to close a valve. The employee fell off the boiler and landed on the floor, sustaining fractured ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was exiting a loader and coming down the ladder. His hand slipped off the railing and he fell backward onto sandy ground, landing on his side. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis and a rotator cuff tear.