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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015030400 · 3/26/2015 · Express Energy Services, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Wrist(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Oil drilling rigs and machinery

Employer

Name
Express Energy Services, LLC
Location
35.516324, -102.2133018, AMARILLO, TEXAS, 79101
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was stabbing up in the derrick while a pipe was being brought up on an elevator. As the employee reached to unlatch the elevator, the tongs engaged, striking the employee's left hand resulting in a broken wrist.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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