| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-13 | Coushatta | La | Helmerich & Payne | Nonclassifiable | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was draining water out of a flare line. The employee opened the valve and was walking away when a flare ignited, resulting in second and third degree burns. | |||||
| 2021-04-22 | Coushatta | La | ADA Carbon Solutions LLC | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Nonstructural fire, n.e.c. |
| Two employees were inspecting a dust collection unit. Material fell out of the unit and ignited from the heat in the unit. The employees suffered first- and second-degree burns to the backs of their arms and hands. | |||||
| 2021-02-20 | Coushatta | La | Power Lines Services, Inc. | Tooth (teeth) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was prepping a 40-foot solid wood pole to be set with other team members. While the pole was being set into the ground with a track bucket, the employee started to push the pole into place. The operator boomed up to straighten the pole. The rigging slid off the pole and landed on the outrigger of the track bucket. The pole bounced and struck the employee causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee sustained a contusion to the head and a chipped tooth. | |||||
| 2019-09-03 | Coushatta | Louisiana | PIPE PROS, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| While a crew was completing a casing connection, which involves pieces of pipe being torqued together, an employee's fingers were caught in the top drive wheel. The employee's right middle finger was amputated, and the index and ring fingers were lacerated. | |||||
| 2019-08-02 | Coushatta | Louisiana | Jaguar Energy Services, LLC | Multiple body parts | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was closing a 2-inch ball valve on a test separator to make repairs to the down side of a low-pressure sand knockout. The employee was about 2 to 3 feet from the ball valve as he closed it; when he got the valve three-quarters closed, the bell reducer pipe on the back side of the ball valve separated in two, releasing pressure in the test separator. The employee suffered sand blast burns to the left side of his body, a broken arm, a sprained ankle, a fractured back vertebra, and a he | |||||
| 2017-07-19 | Coushatta | Louisiana | Independence Contract Drilling | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was moving pipes on an oil rig and became sick to his stomach and vomited. The employee suffered a heat-related illness. | |||||
| 2016-09-19 | Coushatta | Louisiana | Cactus Drilling Company, L.L.C. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was changing a light bulb on a rig unit when he fell approximately 10 feet to the ground below, breaking four ribs on his right side and suffering a lung contusion. | |||||
| 2016-05-18 | Coushatta | Louisiana | Conestoga Production Services, LLC | Multiple body parts | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was unbolting pipe and installing a plug on valves. A crane was lifting a B-Tex condensing unit. The unit tipped over, striking the employee in the back. The employee suffered a broken right shoulder blade, three broken ribs, and a collapsed lung, requiring hospitalization. | |||||