Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries

Name: Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries at Circle 8 Crane Services, LLC
Start: 2/10/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021021240 · 2/10/2021 · Circle 8 Crane Services, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple arm locations, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Cranes, unspecified
Secondary source: Ice, sleet, snow

Employer

Name: Circle 8 Crane Services, LLC
Location: South Curtis Ranch OXY Pad D, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79701
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The sheaves of the crane were frozen due to ice and snow conditions, which caused a backlash with the auxiliary cable of the crane. The operator attempted to straighten out the backlash on the superstructure near the drum. The frozen sheave freed itself, allowing the cable to run, and the operator's right arm got tangled in the cable. The operator sustained an open fracture of the humerus and a dislocation of the radius.

Source

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