Incident date: 2017-02-03
NAICS industry code: 213111

An employee was cleaning the rig when he reached for something and fell 8 to 10 feet to the ground, fracturing ribs and puncturing a lung. He was hospitalized. His safety lanyard was unhooked at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Oil drilling rigs and machinery
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate