DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-10-29Grand CaneLaDT MidstreamForearm(s)Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
A pig was being run through a pipeline. Residual pressure forced the pig out of the barrel and it struck a door that had just been opened, which in turn struck an employee on the left arm. The employee suffered a compound fracture just below the elbow and was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2016-07-08Grand CaneLouisianaBoots Smith Oilfield Services, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to remove a hose reel basket from a mat that was sitting on a trailer. When the employee went around to put a pin on the trailer to prevent the mat from falling off, the operator pushed on the load, catching the employee's fingers between the mat and pin. The employee's middle finger was amputated to the middle knuckle, and his ring finger was totally amputated.