HOUSTON, TEXAS—
TechnipFMC
Fall on same level n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at TechnipFMC, 13460 Lockwood Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77044 on — Fractures , affecting the Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck.
Final narrative
An employee was function testing a flushing unit when the unit failed and the access panel was forced open as the filter housing ejected upward from the unit. The access panel struck the employee on his hard hat and he fell backward onto concrete, resulting in a fracture to their C1 vertebra.
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An employee was hooking up a hose when the hose fell and crushed their fingertip.
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TechnipFMC
Two employees were working together to rotate a wellhead adapter. Employee 1 was using an overhead hoist and lifting strap to lift one side of the adapter and place it on its opposite side. Employee 1 began to lower the adapter down, and Employee 2's left middle finger was caught in a pinch point between the lifting strap and the part, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
KILLDEER, NORTH DAKOTA—
TechnipFMC
An employee was connecting a 4-inch metal flex hose to a connection point. The hose slipped off the connection point and pinched the employee's right leg against a wellhead isolation valve, causing an open fracture to the femur.
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