Incident date: 2015-01-27
NAICS industry code: 213112

The rig crew was rigging down the work floor on the rig to change out a valve on the well head. The injured employee was standing on the rig platform reaching for the pin and lost his balance. He fell and hit the cellar ring of the well head. He injured his right ribs, right shoulder blade and punctured a lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
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