Incident date: 2015-11-23
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was tripping production pipe in a well using a rig and traveling block. A pipe slipped in the well, causing a pressure change and blowout. The employee went down an escape line and fell at about 10 feet above the ground, fracturing and lacerating his face.

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: Fractures
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate