Struck by discharged object or substance · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wellbore Integrity Solutions LLC, 23203 FM 2100 Rd., HUFFMAN, TEXAS 77336
on , Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
Three employees were using an air motor or "rattle" to remove cement and break up a blockage from the inside of a drill pipe joint. As the injured employee was maneuvering the tool in the drill pipe, it struck a pocket of air buildup between the tool and the blockage, causing the tool to be forced out of the drill pipe and strike the employee in the left rib cage. The employee was hospitalized for fractured and bruised ribs.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStriking and nailing handtools-powered, n.e.c.