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WHILE TRIPING DRILL PIPE OUT WELL.THE INJURED SLIPPED OFF OF HELPER STAND WHILE RACKING THE DRILL PIPE.THE BAR HE WAS USING TO RACK THE PIPE SLIPPED OUT CAUSING HIM TO FALL OFF OF STAND AND LA ND ON HIS SHOULDER.
DRILLER WAS HITTING A QUICK PLUG WITH HAMMER TO UNSTICK IT AND WORKER LEANED OVER TO REMOVE PLUG AND WAS HIT IN HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING REMAINING TOOL FROM A TUBELESS TIRE REPAIR KIT TO REPAIR A TIRE. THE REMAINING TOOL SLIPPED AND PUNCTURED HIS WRIST.
I.NAME & I.NAME WERE SETTING 1" PIPE IN A WELL USING THE PULLING UNIT. THEY HAD ONE JOINT IN T HE WELL & WERE PICKING UP THE 2ND ONE. I.NAME PUT A 1 1/4" ELEVATOR ON T H E PIPE INSTEAD OF A 1 ". ABOUT 3/4 OF T HE WAY UP THE PIPE SLIPPED OUT & FELL HITTING HIM ONT HE B ACK OF THE NECK.
UNSCREWING A 5 IN INJECTION WELL FLANGE USING A 24 IN PIPE WRENCH SOME OXYGEN WAS TRAPPED BELOW 2 PACKERS THAT ARE 12 IN ADN 24 IN BELOW THE FLANGE WHEN IT WAS UNSCREWED IT POPPED UP APPROX TWO FEET AND THE PIPE WRENCH STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH KNOCKING OUT THE UPPER RT TOOTH AND CHIPPING 2 OTHERS
DOING CARPENTER WORK ON THE DOOR TO THE INSTRUMENT OFFICE NAIL OR HAMMER CHIPPED AND A PIECE GOT INTO HIS EYE