WESTHOFF, TEXAS—
Ranger Energy Services
Other jump to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Ranger Energy Services, Ranger Rig 515 Dylan Lease, WESTHOFF, TEXAS 77994 on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was working from a 10-foot platform, tripping tubing, when the elevators made contact with a stub on the next joint of tubing. The employee dismounted the platform and landed on the ground 10 feet below, breaking both legs.
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