TULSA, OKLAHOMA—
Helmerich and Payne International Drilling Company
Struck by other falling object n.e.c. · Fractures
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Helmerich and Payne International Drilling Company, 5416 S 49th W Ave, TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74107 on — Fractures , affecting the Multiple lower extremities locations n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee had just finished blasting several parts in the blast booth. He began to use compressed air to blow the steel shot media off two drive rings (brake housings weighing 1,114 pounds) that were on separate pallets 45 inches apart. He heard a cracking sound and turned as the drive ring behind him fell over, hit the small of his back, and landed on his left leg and foot. The employee sustained fractures to their tibia, fibula, ankle, and foot.
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An employee was changing out hoses on rig substructure scaffolding when he stepped back and fell through an edge of the scaffolding within the rig substructure. The employee fell 18 feet to the ground in an open cellar and sustained a fractured left tibia and a compression fracture to their T12 vertebra.
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A crew was pinning an expanded metal walkway to the side of a shipping container during rigging operations. A forklift was being used to hold the walkway up against the side of the shipping container but needed to be repositioned. While doing so, the walkway fell on top of the injured employee and they sustained right ankle and clavicle fractures.
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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.
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Employees were attempting to lift and move a cellar cover in order to install a work platform in the cellar for a welder. The cover came into contact with the blowout preventer spool, causing it to fall back. An employee's right middle finger was caught between the cellar cover and the tin horn, causing an amputation to the first knuckle.
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