Energy Transfer Partners

An employee was installing a belt on the regeneration fan at the facility when their left little finger was caught between the fan belt and motor sheave, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee attempted to open a door while carrying packages when they fell and suffered a fractured left hip.

An employee was draining natural gas condensate from a level transmitter. When a valve was opened, the escaping gas ignited. The employee suffered first- and second-degree burns to the face and neck.

An employee was adding hydrogen peroxide to a chemical pot that exploded. The employee suffered two fractured left-hand fingers and chemical burns.

An employee was cleaning leaking plastic from an injection nozzle. As the employee was lifting and dislodging plastic, the nozzle shifted and burst apart. The nozzle struck the employee's mouth and jaw and burned the employee. They also sustained a jaw fracture.

An employee turned on a pump to unload a truck. There was an explosion that caused burns to the employee's hand and face.

An employee was fueling a tractor with diesel when there was an explosion and a fire started. The employee sustained third-degree burns to 32% of his body, chest, and arms.

An employee was torching materials to free a jam in a baler machine when an explosion occurred, resulting in second-degree burns to their left arm and leg that required hospitalization.

An employee was welding an oil pipe and installing a gauge on the pipe of a drilling rig. As he cut into it with a torch, an explosion occurred. The shockwave of the explosion caused the employee to sustain a concussion and multiple broken bones.

An employee had been cleaning the work area. While lifting a saw, the employee's index finger was lacerated by the saw blade. A tendon was cut and required surgery.

An employee was delivering home heating fuel when bees came from the ground and stung the employee's face, neck, torso, and hands. The employee proceeded to shut off the oil flow before losing consciousness. They were hospitalized due to an anaphylactic reaction.

An employee was using a torch to loosen a bolt on a water trailer. Natural gas was present in the water and it ignited, causing a fire. The employee sustained third-degree burns to their upper leg.

An employee had been conducting crane operations. The employee went to stop a piece of oil and gas equipment for tubular running from falling over to the ground. Their right hand was caught between a rolling ladder and the equipment, resulting in fractures to the index and middle fingers. They were hospitalized and the middle finger required surgery.

An employee was working to install a drive belt on a water pump. He was holding the belt on both sides of the pulley, working to route it over the top. As he pulled down with his right hand, the pulley rotated and the belt slid over it, pulling his left little finger between the pulley and the belt. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip as well as a fracture to the ring finger.

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 inspecting flares processes. The employee received burns to the front side of the body, face and arm from the flares.

An employee was removing plastic material from a production line when the machine cycled and amputated his left index, ring, and little fingers.

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.