Explosion, n.e.c. · Burns and corrosions, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pioneer Energy Services, Phluger 25 wd oil field Lease, GARDEN CITY, TEXAS 79739
on — Burns and corrosions, unspecified , affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Watch Pioneer Energy Services — freeGet an email when a new federal OSHA severe-injury report for Pioneer Energy Services is published. One employer, no account, unsubscribe in one click.
Final narrative
An employee was using a tool to install a thread protector on a tubular when the tool's lithium battery exploded in the non-mag tubular, sending up debris and chemicals that struck employees on the rig floor. An employee was hospitalized with face and wrist burns.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Handtools-powered, unspecified
Two employees were tripping pipe on the rig floor. One employee slipped, and his right index fingertip was caught between the matting and the pin end of the pipe. He was hospitalized; the tip of his right index finger was amputated.
An employee was maneuvering a mud bucket away from a rotary table area when his right little finger was smashed between the mud bucket frame and a mast leg, resulting in an amputation.
During rig down procedures, an employee was moving a mud tank with a tandem truck when an overhead walkway slid, hit the ground, and then struck the employee on the left knee.
An employee was sitting in the cab of the truck while waste oxidizer was being offloaded. The waste reacted with the receiving tank and an explosion occurred in the tank. Fire traveled through the hose to the tanker truck, causing it to explode. The employee jumped from the burning truck and was hospitalized with burns to his face, chest, and arms.
An employee was installing piping and valves for fire protection systems in the vicinity of an electrical meter outside of a new warehouse. The meter exploded, causing burns to the employee's face and arms.
An employee was pouring molten aluminum into a drain pot. The aluminum touched moisture at the bottom of the drain pot and an explosion occurred. The employee sustained burns to their face, hands, and legs.
An employee was operating an oxygen-deficient oven that required manual ignition to make charcoal from wood. As the oven was opened, oxygen was introduced to the environment, resulting in an explosion. The employee sustained head trauma as well as fractures to the arms and legs.
An employee was setting up the electrical parts for a fireworks display. They were inserting an e-match when it generated friction with something else. A 3-inch firework shell ignited, injuring the employee's hand and head.
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.