VICTORIA, TEXAS—
Ranger Energy Services, LLC
Injured by handheld object or equipment, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Ranger Energy Services, LLC, 508 Mallard Rd, VICTORIA, TEXAS 77905 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
Two employees were tightening up a connection on a pump when the wrench slipped and caught one of the employee's fingers between the skid and the wrench. The employee's finger was severely lacerated, resulting in an amputation to the first knuckle.
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