DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2015-11-11McfaddinTexasArrow Drilling Company, Inc.Back, including spine, spinal cordExplosion, n.e.c.
An employee was working on the monkey board on an oil rig. There was a high-pressure gas kick (air pocket of gas) during drilling, and the force of the sudden explosion sent the employee flying upward. The employee's back struck the guard rail on the derrick board and was fractured, requiring surgery.