Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Side Winder Drilling, Rig #206, Bodine A, Well #174B, Reagan County, MIDLAND, TEXAS 79701
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
On or about January 9, 2015, an employee slipped on ice on the rig floor. He put his right hand out to break his fall. His right index finger was caught between the stump and the Kelly ripping skin off the fingertip.
The employee was treated an his hand was wrapped in gauze and he returned to work. On or about January 19, 2015, he had surgery and the finger was amputated at the first joint.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
An employee was adjusting a guard on a box sealing machine when they slipped on tea oil, causing their right thumb to get stuck in the chain/sprocket. The distal portion of the employee's right thumb was amputated.
An employee was exiting a wet trailer ramp near the end of their shift when they slipped and twisted their left ankle, resulting in a fracture. They were hospitalized and had surgery.
An employee was cleaning/foaming the floors between lines 2 and 3 when they slipped on a piece of chicken skin and twisted their leg. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured tibial plateau.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 211111)
An employee was slipping pipe when it became stuck and the pipe snapped, striking the employee in the back and ribs. The employee sustained fractured ribs.
An employee was standing on an injector head feeding chain with a rope, when the rope broke, causing him to lose his balance and fall to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to his left elbow and three ribs.
An employee was pulling drill line from the drill spool while the top drive was not set on the docking pins. The deadman was unexpectedly released which caused the top drive to fall to the drill floor from a height of 30 feet. This caused the drill line that was being pulled out and laid on the ground to retract and strike an employee. The employee suffered fractures to his legs and neck.
An employee was conducting maintenance on a pipe and was using a T-bar tool to secure the retainer cap on a pump. The employee's left index finger was caught in the rotating pump, resulting in a partial amputation.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.