Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified · Electrical burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Fluid Delivery Solutions , Rocker B , BIG LAKE, TEXAS 76932
on — Electrical burns, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
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Final narrative
Two employees were driving on a lease road, hauling a pump. An antenna on the pump got caught on an overhead electrical wire, directing energy to the truck. One employee suffered an electrical burn, as well as a sprained ankle when he jumped out of the truck; the other suffered a shoulder injury when he jumped out of the truck and rolled on the ground.
Two employees were rigging up while a third employee was using a truck to light the worksite with headlights. When the third employee exited the truck to help them, the truck rolled down and pinned the two employees. One employee was hospitalized with a cracked pelvis.
An employee was helping unravel hose when his hand was placed in the buffer zone between the trailer and hose. His right middle finger was caught between the hose and the trailer, resulting in the traumatic amputation of his fingertip.
An employee was welding clips onto the end of the bridging of a wall, then installing bolts through the clips to the wall. As the employee lowered his rod holder down into the lift basket, the rod contacted the basket and energized it. As the employee leaned forward, they contacted the basket and grounded joist, resulting in first- and second-degree electrical burns to the stomach, back, and arms.
An employee was on the ground preparing to receive a wire stringing steel rope being flown by a helicopter. The employee grabbed the steel line and was shocked by electricity from the line on his right hand. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery for nerve damage to his hand.
An employee was pulling a line through a light pole when it contacted an uninsulated line. The employee was shocked and sustained burns that required hospitalization.
An employee was in a bucket truck drilling a hole into a utility pole when a conductor located above the employee broke free from the pole and fell onto the equipment. The employee suffered second-degree burns to the right side of their face.
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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 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.