FOWLERTON, TEXAS—
Ranger Energy Services, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Ranger Energy Services, LLC, Verdun Well, FOWLERTON, TEXAS 78021 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was monitoring a mud pump and slipped on a slick surface. While bracing for a fall, the employee contacted a belt and pulley on a pump. His right middle finger was lacerated just above the first knuckle and the fingertip had to be surgically amputated.
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An employee was placing rod equipment in a rack when his right hand slipped and got caught between the rod and the rack. resulting in a partial fingertip amputation of the little finger.
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Two employees were performing routine maintenance on a mud pump. The injured employee was holding a plunger cap in place when the second employee dropped the plunger cap and the injured employee's right middle fingertip was caught between the plunger cap and the pump. The employee sustained a partial amputation to the right middle fingertip.
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