Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Liberty Lift Solutions, LLC, 32.395251, -102.293212, ANDREWS, TEXAS 79714
on — Fractures and burns, affecting the Multiple body parts n.e.c..
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Final narrative
Employee 1 was operating a crane to move a pumping unit. Employee 2 was holding a tag line. The crane lifted the pumping unit and began rotating clockwise to place it on top of a concrete base. The front driver s side outrigger and float began to sink into the ground, causing the crane to lean over. This caused the pumping unit to swing and strike into an adjacent wellhead, breaking some piping and causing a fire. The crane then fell over and it's boom broke piping on a second wellhead, contributing further to the fire. Employee 1 fell out of the cab and crawled out of the fire. He sustained burns to his face and hands and had fractured ribs. He was hospitalized. Employee 2 was burned on his cheek, arm, and leg.
Hospitalized Multiple body parts n.e.c. Wellhead valves
More severe injuries at Liberty Lift Solutions, LLC
An employee was on top of a haul truck trailer, taking tiedowns for a pumping unit's crank guard to be lifted with a crank. The employee fell approximately 5 feet off the trailer and landed on one foot, resulting in fractures to the tibia and fibula, which caused a muscle injury. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
A crane's auxiliary line was tangled with its anti-two-block device's weight. An employee pulled on the line to free it; the slack released, and his left little fingertip was caught between the weight and the line. The fingertip was amputated.
Employees were securing the fuel line of an outboard motor in preparation for removing the motor from a small vessel located in the equipment yard. A gasoline-related fire occurred and one employee sustained burns to both hands and forearms.
Two employees were replacing cartridge filters at the recycle oil filter in a hydrocracking unit. While removing compression springs from the top of the filters located within the filter pot, vapors that had accumulated within the filter tubes ignited, causing a flash fire. Both employees suffered burns to multiple body parts and were hospitalized.
An employee was performing diagnostic work on a vehicle engine. As the employee was leaning over the front of the vehicle, the engine was activated. A fuel leak had produced fumes around the engine, and the ignition spark ignited them. The employee suffered second-degree burns to both hands, both biceps, and the upper chest area.
An employee was checking the fuel level of a ride-on sprayer. While refueling the sprayer, fuel ignited and the employee sustained burns to their jaw and right thumb.
Two employees were working in the kitchen area of a food trailer. There was a sudden burst of fire in the kitchen, and both employees were engulfed by deflagration of gas which oriented from a propane-powered griddle. They suffered first-, second- and third-degree burns to their head, face, arms, and legs.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 213112)
An employee had been cleaning the work area. While lifting a saw, the employee's index finger was lacerated by the saw blade. A tendon was cut and required surgery.
An employee was delivering home heating fuel when bees came from the ground and stung the employee's face, neck, torso, and hands. The employee proceeded to shut off the oil flow before losing consciousness. They were hospitalized due to an anaphylactic reaction.
An employee was using a torch to loosen a bolt on a water trailer. Natural gas was present in the water and it ignited, causing a fire. The employee sustained third-degree burns to their upper leg.
An employee had been conducting crane operations. The employee went to stop a piece of oil and gas equipment for tubular running from falling over to the ground. Their right hand was caught between a rolling ladder and the equipment, resulting in fractures to the index and middle fingers. They were hospitalized and the middle finger required surgery.
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.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
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.