Incident date: 2022-01-08
NAICS industry code: 213111

An employee was clearing ice on top of a drilling rig doghouse landing. Hinges broke when the employee jumped to clear the ice, and the employee fell to the ground 20-plus feet below. The employee suffered fractures to the lumbar region, wrist, and ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
code_source: title: Oil drilling rigs and machinery
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate