Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Berexco LLC, T7S R22W, Sec. 21 SE NW 3332 North, 3403 West, HILL CITY, KANSAS 67642
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the elbow(s).
Final narrative
An employee was loading a dozer into a trailer when he fell off the dozer onto the trailer platform and then onto the ground, resulting in a laceration to his left elbow.
An employee was using a motorized saw to cut the top off a test barrel. His left glove got caught and pulled into the saw, resulting in amputation of the index fingertip. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was lowering rods into an oil well when a clamp slipped and crushed their left thumb and index finger, resulting in amputation of the index finger.
An employee was doing repair work on an oil/gas well. While the rods were being spaced out, the elevator caught the bottom of the horse's head and knocked it off. It hit the ground and rolled over on top of the employee, who was working on the floor. The employee suffered a broken pelvis and a broken right femur and was hospitalized.
An employee was unloading a pumping unit with a winch truck. The winch cable bounced, striking the employee in the head. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized.
An employee was setting up a well rig when the counterweights spun free and caught his fingers. He suffered an amputation to the right ring finger at the top knuckle and an amputation to the right little finger at the tip.
An employee was on an A-frame ladder retrieving materials from a shelf. He slipped and fell and his leg got caught in the ladder rungs, breaking his left tibia.
An employee was unloading materials from a flatbed trailer when they fell from the trailer and landed on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.
An employee was unloading appliances at a customer location for delivery. The employee was moving a water heater to be placed on the liftgate when he stepped backward and fell to the ground. The employee sustained rib and back injuries.
An employee was stepping down off a 6-inch containment platform to finish loading his truck, when his right ankle rolled. The employee sustained a fractured tibia and fibula at the right ankle and required surgery.
A service crew was pulling a pump and motor from a well. After breaking a joint of pipe loose from another joint, an employee grabbed the chain tongs to prevent the pipe from spinning in the well, so the crew could continue taking it apart. The bolt that attaches the chain to the handle of the chain tongs broke, causing the chain to swing around and strike the employee's lower right leg. The chain severely punctured his leg and fractured his tibia.
An employee arrived on location and loaded a blow-out-preventer (BOP) on a 1-ton flatbed truck. While standing on the flatbed securing the the BOP, the employee stepped into a void/hole on the flatbed surface. This caused him to lose balance and fall off the truck bed with his leg still caught in the hole. As a result, he sustained fractures to his left leg.
An employee was rigging up a location. He was using an Allen wrench to free up rotation and start the drawworks engine manually. The engine rotated and his left little finger became caught between the Allen wrench and the engine. The employee sustained an amputation to his little finger and fractures to his wrist.
An employee was working to remove a product blockage from a piece of equipment. The employee was struck by a metal bar near the deck of the pin mixer equipment and sustained blunt force trauma to the torso.
An employee was moving a rack onto a lower conveyor in the south heat treat area when their finger got caught between the part tray and the rollers, resulting in a fingertip fracture and amputation.
An employee was climbing a ladder to get on top of the breakroom. The ladder slipped, causing him to fall to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to his upper back, left foot, and ankle.
Two employees were removing a circuit breaker. The injured employee was using wrenches in the removal process. One of the wrenches contacted an adjacent door, resulting in an arc flash. The employee suffered burns to their neck, face, and ear, as well as momentary vision loss due to the flash.
An employee bent over to pick up a rubber mat from the ground. When he grabbed the corner of the mat, a rattlesnake hidden under it bit his left middle finger near the first knuckle. He was hospitalized.