Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Intracranial injuries, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Redback Coil Tubing, 3525 S FM 2087, KILGORE, TEXAS 75662
on — Intracranial injuries, unspecified, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was troubleshooting the hydraulics of a work station. He was underneath the station looking at the line when the steel station fell on him, causing head trauma.
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An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.
An employee was retrieving a lost drill pipe with a lifting bail when their left thumb got pinched between the table and handle of the lifting bail while trying to re-thread the pipe to lift it out. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb.
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