Incident date: 2018-11-19
NAICS industry code: 213111

An employee was rigging down an oil rig mast. While the pin was being removed from the derrick board brace, the derrick board swung and hit the employee in the rib area. The employee suffered contusion and fracture injuries in the rib and chest area.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Oil drilling rigs and machinery
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate