Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CC Forbes LLC, 10 miles west of La Grange on hwy 71, WEST POINT, TEXAS 78963
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was using tongs to run tubing. As the employee went to set the tongs on a post, the employee's right thumb was caught between the tongs and the post. The employee was hospitalized with a lacerated and fractured right thumb.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedOil drilling rigs and machinery
An employee was holding the guide wire rope of a rig that was being relocated. The employee walked into the loop of the guide wire over the base beam as a cable moved forward and was caught between the base beam and the loop of the wire, breaking the left lower leg.
An employee was performing work on a workover rig when a lifting cap came loose from a valve and hit the employee's hardhat. The employee suffered cuts on the head from the hardhat.
An employee was using a saw to cut a piece of concrete when the piece gave way and pushed the saw into the employee's leg. The employee's leg was lacerated, requiring stitches and hospitalization.
An employee was grinding some hardfacing on a bulldozer blade when the 9-inch grinder kicked back and lacerated his left leg above the knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was operating a rotating tool to place thread protectors on the end of pipe. Her left hand was on the rotating part of the tool when the tool engaged, resulting in a left forearm fracture and a thumb laceration.
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