Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Frank's International, LLC, Lewis Energy Rig #42, LAREDO, TEXAS 78040
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was on the rig floor standing on the off driller's side at the stump to help run pipe casing. As the next joint was being brought in, the employee's finger was caught between the stump and the projector on the joint. The employee's right ring finger was amputated.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Oil drilling rigs and machinery
More severe injuries at Frank's International, LLC
A crew was dismantling a rig. They were closing the split spider after removing it from the casing when the injured employee's left hand was caught between the split spider and the rig's master bushing, which was also on the rig's floor. The employee suffered a laceration to the middle finger and fractures to the middle and ring fingers.
A service technician was tasked with moving equipment. As he was moving a carrier basket from a pallet, the equipment fell and crushed his right index finger. The employee was taken to the hospital where the tip of his right index finger was amputated.
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Employees were making up float shoes on the first joint of a casing job. The pipe came loose, swung, and caught one of the employees between the manual back-up tong and the back-up snub line. The employee was hospitalized and treated for injuries to the chest and colon area.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
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