Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Liberty Oilfield Services, 28.5909100, -98.8431600, TILDEN, TEXAS 78072
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was pre-rigging a well pad and torquing down the monoline. His hands were placed on the head of the hydraulic torque wrench while moving it to a different bolt. At the same time, the employee's foot slipped and the torque wrench activated. His left little finger went between the nut and head, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was walking to retrieve a forklift when they fell through a floor opening into a sump pit. The employee sustained chemical burns from their knees to their feet from the ammonium phosphate in the pit.
A mechanic was spotting for a crane that was lowering an engine onto a frame. As the employee cleared the threads of the engine mount, the weight of the engine shifted, amputating his left index fingertip before the first knuckle.
A mechanic was on top of the HHP in Bay 1 drilling out broken bolts. Another operator was running the overhead crane using a handheld remote, moving it from the south side of the HHP to the north side to pick up a fluid end. As the crane moved over the top of the HHP, it struck the mechanic, knocking him off the HHP onto the cement floor of the shop 13 feet below. The injured employee was hospitalized for broken ribs, a sprained wrist and stitches to the face.
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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An employee was working to install a drive belt on a water pump. He was holding the belt on both sides of the pulley, working to route it over the top. As he pulled down with his right hand, the pulley rotated and the belt slid over it, pulling his left little finger between the pulley and the belt. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip as well as a fracture to the ring finger.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
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An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.