Struck by other falling object n.e.c. · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Axis Energy Services, SACROC UNIT Well 71-6 Rig 3066, SNYDER, TEXAS 79549
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was pulling and positioning the first joint of pipe (30-foot joint of 2-7/8 tubing) at the end of the pipe racks so that it could be lifted at a later time. The pipe was stacked three layers high. The pipe from top layer rolled and three joints of pipe fell at the opposite end of the pipe racks. The employee reached to stop the pipe from falling at the end where he was standing and his right little finger was crushed between the pipe and the pipe rack pin. The employee's finger was amputated.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Pipes, ducts, tubing unspecified
An employee arrived on location and loaded a blow-out-preventer (BOP) on a 1-ton flatbed truck. While standing on the flatbed securing the the BOP, the employee stepped into a void/hole on the flatbed surface. This caused him to lose balance and fall off the truck bed with his leg still caught in the hole. As a result, he sustained fractures to his left leg.
During maintenance of an annular blowout preventer, air pressure was applied to dislodge a stuck internal piston. The piston ejected and struck an employee's left bicep, causing a laceration and a fracture.
An employee was working on a rig crew. They were positioned on the rig work floor, helping to connect tubing to a power swivel. While the employee was making a horizontal connection, their left hand was positioned on the winch line that was secured to the power swivel. As the swivel rotated, the winch line chain became tangled, pinching the employee's left little finger and resulting in an amputation.
A crew was utilizing a forklift to install fence barriers around a well. The carriage of the forklift was being used to push down on the fence frame and push the legs of the barriers into the feet slots in the ground. The injured employee was signaling the forklift operator with his left hand while his right hand was on the barrier next to the one being installed. The forklift was pushing down on the barrier when the carriage slipped and contacted the injured employee's right index and middle fingers, resulting in amputations.
The injured employee was assisting five other employees with bracing a wall panel that was being stood up. Another employee slipped on frost on the floor surface. The employees went to evacuate the area in anticipation of the wall panel falling over. The injured employee went to jump through a window opening within the wall panel and their lower half was crushed by the falling wall panel. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis.
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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.
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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.
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