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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017054685 · 5/24/2017 · Bass Energy Services, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Valves, nozzles
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Bass Energy Services, LLC
Location
209SL and 1680 FNL section 39, Block 32 TWN, BIG SPRING, TEXAS, 79721
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was stabbing a valve on a stack while guiding a forklift operator who was lifting and holding the rigged valve. The strap slipped off the valve, allowing the valve to fall and strike the employee's lower left leg, breaking it.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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