Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wise Services Inc., P O Box 427, LYMAN, WYOMING 82937
on — Fractures, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was off-loading water from a lake tank into the company tanker. While standing at the rear of the tanker, the employee stepped over a hose to check the process. As the employee's weight shifted, the rear (left) leg slipped in the mud and the employee fell, fracturing the left patella and requiring hospitalization.
An employee was using a power drill to drill a hole through a conduit when the drill bit pulled his leather glove and wrapped it around the bit. His left index fingertip was lacerated and his left middle finger was amputated from the nail up.
During excavation work, an employee stepped on loose soil and rolled his right ankle while spotting for the excavator. The employee's right ankle was dislocated.
An employee was working in the forest flagging an area to be harvested. He took a step and his foot slipped on a stick hidden under the leaves, causing him to fall to the ground. He landed on his right foot/lower leg resulting in a fractured tibia.
An employee was inspecting an apartment to ensure it was ready for a new resident to move in. The carpet in the apartment had been recently cleaned and was still wet. As the employee went from the carpet to the tiled floor of the bathroom, they slipped and fell, resulting in a torn left hamstring.
An employee was delivering a letter along a rural carrier route when she stepped on an ice-covered snow drift, slipped, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a right hip fracture that required surgery.
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An employee was disconnecting steam lines from a bulk liquid trailer. He disconnected a steam line located on a vapor recovery line when hot steam blew back onto him, resulting in burns to the left side of his abdomen, as well as his left arm and leg. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was driving a truck when it lost power. He pulled over, opened the hood, checked the engine, and opened the radiator cap. Pressure in the radiator caused hot fluid to spew over the employee, who suffered second-degree burns to the left arm, hand, and leg.
An employee was installing PEX (cross-linked polyethylene) piping material for a propane line connection. He was cutting off excess PEX piping material with a PEX cutter. He noticed an unassociated piece of material was in the way of the PEX cutter. He reached up to move the infringing material, and his arm came down on the blade of the PEX cutter resulting in a severe laceration to his arm.
An employee was offroad, looking for a lost hiker. The employee fell off a canyon rim edge and landed on rimrock 5 or 6 feet below, suffering a separated shoulder and a head injury that required stitches. The employee was hospitalized.
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