| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-21 | Karnes City | Texas | JK WILSON | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was acting as a spotter for the loading of a rig pump. The employee tried to remove a pin that was in the way of the resting point of the pump and his right thumb was caught in a pinch point, resulting in an amputation of the thumb at the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2018-07-08 | Karnes City | Texas | Snap Oilfield Service, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was organizing a Conex box when his right ring finger was caught between a hose and metal shelf in the box, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2018-06-21 | Karnes City | Texas | GEO Group | Hand(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was grinding a piece of metal when the grinding wheel shattered, lacerating the employee's right hand. | |||||
| 2018-05-04 | Karnes City | Texas | Brace Integrated Services, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| On May 4, 2018, an employee started to build a scaffold when the vertical scaffold leg fell and hit the cross braces. The employee's left ring finger was caught between the cross braces and the vertical scaffold leg. His left ring fingertip was amputated (no bone loss). | |||||
| 2018-02-24 | Karnes City | Texas | Schlumberger Technology Corp | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| A team on the rig floor was attempting to rig down a cement head with a manifold assembly from the rig floor down the slide to the ground below. A winch line was being used to lift the cement head off the rig floor to allow the team members to push the head to the slide. The head was pushed out beyond the slide, but the manifold caught on the rig floor and the head swung back toward the floor and struck the swing gate. An employee was holding the swing gate open with his right hand and was struc | |||||
| 2017-07-03 | Karnes City | Texas | Circle K Stores Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was checking the fuel tanks in the parking lot and was struck by a vehicle resulting in a broken rib. | |||||
| 2017-04-23 | Karnes City | Texas | Helmerich & Payne IDC Inc | Multiple body parts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was struck on the left side by a cable coming from the cable drive while drilling. | |||||
| 2017-02-02 | Karnes City | Texas | Cato Drilling Co. | Leg(s) | Entangled in other object or equipment |
| An employee was preparing to drill a building foundation with rigging when a cable wrapped around his ankle, breaking his leg. | |||||
| 2016-10-02 | Karnes City | Texas | Halliburton Energy Services | Lower leg(s) | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
| The employee was opening a valve. The free end of a connected hose struck the employee when he opened the valve injuring his lower left leg. | |||||
| 2015-05-01 | Karnes City | Texas | Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee suffered a partial amputation injury when his fingers were caught in a pinch point between the hoist line and sheave. | |||||
| 2015-02-25 | Karnes City | Texas | Kenergy Oilfield Solutions LLC | Nonclassifiable | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
| Employees were opening a hatch at one of the salt water disposal tanks when a spark created a flash fire. The employee was burned in the flash fire and hospitalized. The other employees received minor skin burns and were examined and released the same day. | |||||