| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-06 | Borger | Tx | Conner Industries | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was moving a metal grate when his finger was pinched between the grate and an I-beam, amputating his left middle fingertip. | |||||
| 2020-03-10 | Borger | Texas | D E Rice Construction Co | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee had placed a skid between the blades of a skid steer and a concrete drain box to prevent damage. As the skid steer applied pressure to move the concrete box, the employee's finger was crushed between the skid and the concrete box, resulting in a partial amputation to the index finger. | |||||
| 2017-05-24 | Borger | Texas | Poole Chemical Company, Inc. | Head | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was loading molten sulfur into a trailer when the line clogged and the molten sulfur spilled out, burning the front right side of the employee's head. | |||||
| 2017-05-03 | Borger | Texas | Phillips 66 | Multiple body parts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
| An employee was clearing the pump to get the turbine ready for maintenance. While flushing the heavy coker gas oil (HCGO) pump, some HCGO got reintroduced into the pipe. When the hot oil (700 degrees) touched the water in the sewer drain, it flashed back and burned the employee. The employee suffered second degree burns to the abdomen and third degree burns to both hands and knees. | |||||
| 2017-02-09 | Borger | Texas | DJ's Well Service & Roustabout, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
| An employee was shutting off the valve of a truck tank hose when the pressure caused the lid to blow off. The oil inside the tank then struck the employee, fracturing his pelvis and right wrist and causing a road rash on his chest area. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-05-25 | Borger | Texas | Excel Energy, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Jump from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet |
| An employee was standing on an extension ladder when the ladder began to slip. The employee jumped approximately 5 to 6 feet off the ladder and fractured the left ankle. | |||||
| 2015-10-21 | Borger | Texas | Traditions Oil & Gas Services, LLC | Multiple body parts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
| An employee was purging the ambient air on the compressor displacing it with natural gas. The night before, an electrical storm had shorted the motor. While purging the line, a spark ignited the natural gas causing a flash fire. The employee received burns on his face and hands and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-04-03 | Borger | Texas | FUZZY'S INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE & MANUFACTURING, LP | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was moving radiators when the tip of his pointer finger got caught underneath and was amputated. | |||||