Injured by object held or wielded by person · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Colt Midstream, LLC, 1302 North Main, SPRINGTOWN, TEXAS 76082
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Arm(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was trying to restart an engine on a compressor that went down. The engine flywheel and starter were not aligned. The employee attempted to use a bar to roll over the flywheel when built-up air pressure caused the entire engine to roll over. The bar then slammed into the employee's left arm, resulting in an injury.
An employee was removing packaging from a roll of printing substrate. The blade of their utility knife got stuck. The employee used both hands to free the knife and the blade partially amputated their left little fingertip.
An employee was disassembling a pressurized unit using a driver drill. When the unit was disassembled, it caused a kickback from the tube head, causing the drill to strike the employee's left forearm. They sustained a diaphyseal fracture to their left radius and ulna, which required surgery.
While working at a customer's residence, an employee was cutting tape with a box cutter to wrap insulation for a piece of pipe. The box cutter struck a hardened object within the wall causing it to bounce back and puncture the employee's right eye. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was using the pipe-and-wrench method to loosen a seized bolt on a roof truss. A technician from another company was on the other side of the truss doing the same action with the same method. The employee's socket slipped off the bolt and his left hand was crushed against the truss, resulting in injuries to the index and little fingers, requiring hospitalization, surgery, and amputation of the index finger.
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