Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue · Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Select energy services, 158 and 1379 Wrage Recycling Facility, MIDLAND, TEXAS 79706
on — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was repairing a trash pump used to treat water for drilling and fracking. The trash pump vapor locked and the employee was trying to get the pump started when the hose ruptured and they were exposed to a 12.5% bleach solution. The employee sustained chemical burns to their arm and leg.
HospitalizedUpper and lower limb(s)Chlorine, chlorine bleach
An employee was standing behind a winch truck. The truck rolled back and ran over the employee's left leg. The employee suffered a thigh injury, a head laceration, and bruising to the right-side ribs.
An employee was sitting on a haul trailer when an ATV backed into him pinning him against the haul trailer. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured right femur, a broken nose and a one-inch laceration on his right check.
An employee was attempting to replace a gasket in a valve on a separator trailer when he fell and struck a tire rim that was on the ground, breaking ribs and suffering spleen damage.
Employee was taking out a 10-inch hose to get water ready for the frac operation when he was struck by the hose on his ankle. The employee flipped and fell on his head. He bled from the left ear and suffered a closed fracture behind his left ear and internal bleeding on the brain.
On November 27, 2023, an employee was emptying a 2-inch product line that transports sodium hydroxide liquid from a rail car to a 275-gallon tote tank. The nozzle came out of the tote and sprayed sodium hydroxide onto the employee's face. The employee was hospitalized with chemical burns to their face, mouth, and neck.
An employee was working with sulfuric acid as part of the production process. While transferring the chemical from a large container to a smaller container, it splashed on his body and hand, resulting in a chemical burn.
An employee knelt in wet concrete while performing work as a concrete finisher and sustained a chemical burn to the right shin. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was using a 5-gallon bucket to unload acid product from a tank. Residual product leaked into the containment area, causing the employee to sustain first- and second-degree burns to the chest, as well as third-degree burns to the arms.
An employee was transferring an alkaline cleaning chemical from a bulk container into 1-gallon containers. The employee lifted a gallon container by its label tag. The tag broke causing the container to fall approximately 14-18 inches. The container struck the ground and the contents splashed onto the employee causing chemical burns to their eyes.
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