DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2020-10-14KnottTxConsolidated Wellsite Services LLCBrainStruck by falling object or equipment
An employee was operating the snubbing unit snubbing a pipe out of the hole and laying down pipe using a single latch elevator on the driller side rig winch. The elevator got hung up on the tubing board above and the latch on the elevator opened allowing the pipe joint to come free, fall, and strike the employee in the forehead. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-05-21KnottTexasHatchett Roustabout, Inc.Knee(s) and leg(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning up trash around a pumpjack unit. The unit turned on, caught the employee's shirt, and pinned the employee against the unit's fence enclosure. The employee lost some skin on the left leg, as well as torn ligaments in the left knee.
2018-03-02KnottTexasAAA Well Service, LLCAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by object or equipment
A crew was rigging down when a weight bucket became hung up while the derrick was being scoped in. One of the employees pulled on the cable, causing the climbing assist weight to come loose and descend toward him. As a result, he let go of the line and was struck by the weight. He suffered a right arm fracture, broken ribs, and lacerations to his left gallbladder and kidney.
2017-01-17KnottTexasFarmers Coop Gin of KnottHand(s)Struck against object or equipment
An employee was performing maintenance on the stick machine when he caught his hand on the saw blade and lacerated it.
2015-03-30KnottTexasDesert Downhole ToolsHip(s)Fall to lower level
An employee was walking up the stairs of a work-over rig when he lost his footing and slipped. He landed on the ground at the bottom of the stairs and fractured his hip.