Incident date: 2016-06-15
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was running a string of pipe from a derrick basket when his shirt was caught by the rotating torque rod. It pulled his shirt tight, compressing his chest against the derrick basket. He suffered chest bruising and lost consciousness, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Oil drilling rigs and machinery
code_nature: title: Other traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate