Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at Halliburton Energy Services
Start: 6/3/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016064903 · 6/3/2016 · Halliburton Energy Services

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forearm(s)
Nature of injury: Crushing injuries

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Pickup truck
Secondary source: Jacks

Employer

Name: Halliburton Energy Services
Location: Clayton Williams Block Lease Road, PECOS, TEXAS, 79772
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was changing a flat tire on a pickup truck. While the employee was jacking up the truck, the jack slipped off, causing the truck to fall. The employee's left forearm was caught and crushed between the fender and the tire, requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown