SPEARMAN, TEXAS—
Cactus Operating, LLC
Struck by animal, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Cactus Operating, LLC, 14698 FM 1261, SPEARMAN, TEXAS 79081 on — Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
Employee was confining a heifer in an attempt to tag her ear. The heifer threw its head, pinning the employee's arm between its head and the pen breaking his arm.
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An employee was cleaning steam rolls and was pulled into the roll area, smashing a hand and amputating three fingertips.
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