Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-27	Odessa	Tx	Mighty Wash #8	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee entered a mechanical room when the towel she was carrying got caught in equipment, resulting in a fractured left hand.
2021-10-21	Odessa	Tx	TechnipFMC, PLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was assembling a stem packing nut into a valve body. As the employee was tightening the nut, the valve and flow cross assembly rolled off its wooden blocks onto his right foot (about 6 inches below). His third, fourth, and fifth toes were broken.
2021-09-20	Odessa	Tx	Great Basin Petroleum Services	Scalp	Fall to lower level
An employee had been working on the pulley board. The employee fell 5 or more feet into the well cellar and hit his head on a 4-inch pipe sustaining a laceration on the back of his head.
2021-05-13	Odessa	Tx	Borregos Truck & Backhoe Services	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
Employees were cleaning out a heater treater using hot water to remove debris. When an employee opened the door to the heater treater, remaining hot water hit him in the face, chest, and hands, causing first- and second-degree burns.
2021-03-29	Odessa	Fl	US Bev Plastics, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was repairing a trimmer machine. The machine cut the knuckle on the employee's right index finger. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-09-08	Odessa	Tx	A & W Energy	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing a fracturing pump suction/discharge manifold. The discharge manifold shifted, and his right index finger was pinched between it and the suction manifold. The top part of the finger was amputated.
2020-06-22	Odessa	Texas	Primoris Pipeline Services	Multiple body parts	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was cleaning out a tool box on the back of a buggy. The lid to the tool box was open when the side boom was signaled to move forward. The boom struck the lid, trapping the employee between the lid and tool box. The employee suffered back and leg injuries.
2020-06-03	Odessa	Texas	Patterson Services Incorporated	Foot (feet)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was power-washing a vessel when the water stream struck his foot, causing a wound that became infected. He underwent surgery to clean the wound.
2020-03-17	Odessa	Texas	Haliburton Energy Services	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was inspecting and writing down the serial number of a casing adapter tool in the yard. The employee rolled the tool over and the tool proceeded to roll over again, striking and amputating the employee's right index finger.
2020-02-19	Odessa	Texas	Basic Energy Services	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was performing well servicing operations when a swivel amputated a thumb tip.
2019-09-05	Odessa	Texas	Snelling Employment, LLC	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee had a spool of wire on a spooling machine. The spool was wrapped with plastic wrap and the employee was taping it as it was spinning. While holding the tape with his left hand, he went to cut the tape but it didn't break off. The machine then pulled the employee, flipped him over the machine, and wrapped his arm around the machine. The employee sustained multiple fractures to their arm.
2019-09-05	Odessa	Texas	Gardner Denver Petroleum Pumps, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was removing a stay rod nut using a hydraulic pump. He was holding the torque tool with his right hand while removing the nut with his left hand. The hydraulic pump kicked on without the operation control being pressed and pinched his right middle finger between the stay rod and the grease pan. The employee’s right middle fingertip was amputated.
2019-08-12	Odessa	Texas	TechnipFMC, PLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was assembling a valve when the parts slid together, crushing his left index finger and resulting in a finger amputation.
2019-07-11	Odessa	Texas	E.L. Farmer & Company	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on an A-frame ladder replacing a light on top of his truck when he fell approximately 3.5 feet to the ground below. The employee hit his head and hip.
2019-07-10	Odessa	Texas	Byrd Oilfield Services	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was working on a drilling rig as a pipe was being raised out of the hole. The pipe struck the employee resulting in hospitalization for broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a broken back.
2019-07-08	Odessa	Texas	Permian Services LLC	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee fell 20 feet from a mast to the ground, suffering a broken wrist.
2019-06-25	Odessa	Texas	Red-D-Arc Welderentals	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was welding material when the material fell on his finger, causing a traumatic amputation of the distal portion of the phalanges .
2019-06-24	Odessa	Florida	The Davey Tree Expert Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a tractor with a pull-behind mowing deck when a stick became caught in the mowing deck. As the employee attempted to remove the stick, the employee's right ring and pinky fingertips were amputated by the moving belt and pulley.
2019-06-18	Odessa	Texas	National Inspection Services, LLC	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell while getting past a 6-foot gate and broke his left ankle.
2019-05-22	Odessa	Texas	Pradon Construction & Trucking	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on a trailer ramp and fractured a leg.
2019-05-17	Odessa	Texas	Schlumberger	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was replacing an adjustment pin on a tail bearing and amputated the left middle finger.
2019-05-08	Odessa	Florida	AMERICAN CUSTOM GUTTERING, INC.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was installing a downspout from a ladder. The ladder was leaning on the side wall of a two-story house. The employee dropped the downspout and tried to catch it with his foot. The employee lost balance and tried to get his foot on the ladder, but missed the rung. The employee fell 12 - 15 feet from the ladder to the mulch bed resulting in fractures to his left arm, the first two left ribs and left scapula. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-04-15	Odessa	Texas	Novinium, Inc	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
After test leads were attached to an energized cable, a flash burned an employee's face and hands. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-04-02	Odessa	Texas	Weir Pressure Pumping - Odessa	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was pushing and pulling carts inside a shop area. The front cart got stuck on a ball bearing on the floor and the second cart continued moving, catching the employee's left middle finger between the two carts and amputating the tip.
2019-03-14	Odessa	Texas	Dragon Rigs Sales and Services	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance on a workover rig when the employee's left middle finger was pinched in the pin, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-03-08	Odessa	Texas	Latham Pool Products, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was being lowered on a forklift man basket when the hydraulic mechanism of the forklift pinched the employee's right pinky finger, amputating it at the top knuckle.
2019-02-05	Odessa	Texas	NOV Tuboscope	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was activating a coding machine when its chain and sprocket caught his right hand, resulting in the amputation of the distal joint of his right middle finger.
2018-09-04	Odessa	Texas	Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Company, Inc.	Face	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was pinning the center section of a mast on a drilling rig when the pin was forced out of the pad eye connection and struck the employee on the right side of face, breaking bones.
2018-08-24	Odessa	Florida	Dockside Roofing, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Employees were getting off the roof of a single-story home due to rain. While retrieving tools from the roof, an employee slipped on the wet panels and fell to the ground, about 10 to 12 feet below. He suffered a broken right ankle and was hospitalized for surgery.
2018-08-22	Odessa	Texas	Elliott Electric Supply, Inc.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee was cutting a banding on a bundle of pipes when the bundle rolled toward him and knocked him down, pinning his right leg beneath the pipes. He suffered a sprain to his lower right leg and ankle, requiring hospitalization.
2018-08-08	Odessa	Texas	ZJ Falcon LP	Foot (feet)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee pulled on a winch line, causing a horse head to slide down and strike the employee's right foot, fracturing it.
2018-07-17	Odessa	Texas	Halliburton Energy Services	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working outside on July 17, 2018, preparing for the next day's job when he started not feeling well. The next day, July 18, 2018, the employee was at a customer location working and started vomiting and was unable to keep any fluids down. The employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion and renal failure.
2018-06-26	Odessa	Texas	Targa Midstream Services, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was loading the engine pistons and cylinder liners onto a pallet to remove from the area for housekeeping purposes. He lifted the last piston by placing his fingers into the large holes on each side of the piston. The piston did not have rings installed on it. When he sat the piston (98 pounds) on the liner it slid into the liner catching two of his fingers between the piston and the liner, amputating the tips of two fingers on his left hand.
2018-06-02	Odessa	Texas	Applus RTD USA, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was in the process of moving a piece of equipment (pipeline scanning tool) that was attached to a large pipeline. The employee's left hand was in a pinch point when the equipment was engaged. The scanning tool closed down onto the pipeline catching the employee's left hand in a pinch point resulting in lacerations and amputation of the left pinky fingertip.
2018-05-22	Odessa	Texas	Kirby-Smith Machinery, Inc.	Arm(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee removed a belly pan to work on a bulldozer component. As the employee was re-installing the belly pan, it fell and pinned the employee's arm to the ground. The employee sustained a broken arm.
2018-05-22	Odessa	Texas	Key Energy Services, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was trying to adjust brakes on a pulling unit and was installing a chain around the main drum. His left hand was on the chain when the drum moved, catching and smashing his left pinky between the drum and chain. He was hospitalized.
2018-05-04	Odessa	Texas	Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell while stepping down from the bed of a company truck, suffering a possible concussion and requiring hospitalization.
2018-04-27	Odessa	Texas	Permian Machinery Movers, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on the second stage of a forklift trying to reach and wrap around to hook an attachment. He then lost his footing, tripped on the overhead guard, and fell to the floor, where he passed out. He was hospitalized with a concussion.
2018-04-23	Odessa	Texas	Lobo Trucking	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was exiting his truck when he slipped and fell, injuring his left buttock and leg. He was hospitalized.
2018-04-12	Odessa	Texas	AESSEAL, Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
After cleaning dust off of shelves and straightening up the area, an employee was descending a ladder when she missed the bottom step and fell to the floor, fracturing her right hip.
2018-03-26	Odessa	Texas	1st Staffing Group USA, LTD	BODY SYSTEMS	Ingestion of harmful substance
An employee transferred paint thinner into a water bottle and placed it on his working station. After working for a while, he became thirsty and drank out of the water bottle.
2018-03-20	Odessa	Texas	Saia Motor Freight Line	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
An employee was moving a pallet from side to side using a pallet jack when he felt a pop in his stomach due to a hernia.
2018-01-30	Odessa	Texas	American Crane & Equipment	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was on a man lift greasing a bridge crane when he hit the controls of the bridge crane. The bridge crane then pushed the man lift until it fell over. He fell approximately 20 feet to the concrete below, fracturing his left arm and left leg and requiring hospitalization. PPE was worn at the time.
2018-01-29	Odessa	Texas	Green Industrial Cleaning, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was pressure washing in an acid tank tanker and sustained chemical burns.
2017-09-18	Odessa	Texas	Great Plains Oilfield Rental LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee and driver were unloading a frac tank from a winch truck. While trying to unhook the winch cable from the tank, the driver tightened the winch cable instead of loosening it, pinching the employee's finger between the cable and rear roller. The employee's right index fingertip was amputated.
2017-09-09	Odessa	Texas	SELECT ENERGY SERVICES	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was attempting to replace a gasket in a valve on a separator trailer when he fell and struck a tire rim that was on the ground, breaking ribs and suffering spleen damage.
2017-09-07	Odessa	Florida	Poo-fessional Recycled Organics and Land Management Inc.	Upper arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee's cellphone fell onto a conveyor belt while he was removing a jammed stick from the belt. As he attempted to retrieve his phone, the conveyor caught his right arm, removing flesh from his bicep and scraping his arm from his elbow to his knuckles. He was hospitalized.
2017-08-17	Odessa	Texas	TMK-IPSCO	Foot (feet)	Stings and venomous bites
An employee had taken work boots out of a box and put them on when she felt something like a sticker in her boot. She sat down and removed boot to find a baby rattle snake in her boot biting her.
2017-08-04	Odessa	Texas	Pacesetter Drilling LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was mixing caustic soda in a mixing barrel when it reacted and splashed on him, causing chemical burns to his right and left wrists, left bicep, and both knees.
2017-07-12	Odessa	Texas	GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control LP	Eye(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was greasing valves when he dropped the grease hose. As he was reaching to stop the hose from hitting the ground, the handle struck the ground and was engaged, shooting grease up into his eye.
2017-07-10	Odessa	Texas	First Staffing Group USA, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
A table with a flat bar weighing approximately 816 pounds fell on and fractured an employee's right lower leg.
2017-07-07	Odessa	Texas	Rockin'CT Oil & Gas Services, LLC	Ankle(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was torching flange bolts on a by-pass run when the by-pass twisted and swung down, striking and breaking the employee's ankle.
2017-07-06	Odessa	Texas	Keane Frac, LP	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee climbed the steps of a work platform to inspect the passenger side of a pump trailer that was leaking. As he was descending from the platform, he slipped and fell into a sitting position on top of a bracket that went through his coveralls and punctured the inside of his right thigh.
2017-06-30	Odessa	Texas	Dale Meyer Trucking Company	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was rolling pipes by hand on top of the first layer of pipes in the pipe rack, when he lost balance and his right foot was caught between the pipes from the first layer. As he tried to stop an incoming rolling pipe with his left foot, he fell on top of the pipes and fractured his left ankle and a little bone in the leg. He was hospitalized.
2017-06-29	Odessa	Texas	T. L. Wallace Construction Inc.	Hand(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was installing sheet metal at a business when wind blew a section of the sheet metal into a powerline, causing the employee to sustain an electrical burn to the right hand. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-06-19	Odessa	Texas	Well-Foam Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was loading pipes onto a trailer when his left hand was caught between a pipe and the trailer, injuring his thumb and his index and middle fingers.
2017-06-15	Odessa	Texas	Snelling Staff, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A forklift operator attached a chain around a skid, but the tension was too tight in the chain. The injured employee was checking on the tension when the forklift operator got off the forklift, allowing it to roll forward. The employee's hand was then caught between the skid and chain, amputating the right index finger.
2017-06-06	Odessa	Texas	ARIES WELL SERVICES, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was latching tubing with elevators at a rig when his left index finger was caught and smashed between the tubing collar and the handle on the elevator. He was hospitalized.
2017-03-14	Odessa	Texas	Cactus Wellhead	Hand(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was conducting a pressure test inside a wellhead to check for leaks. When he removed his pressure detecting equipment, excess air pressure was released and struck the employee's hand and face. The employee suffered a facial laceration and a laceration and fracture to his hand. The employee was wearing PPE at the time.
2017-02-14	Odessa	Texas	Permian Truck and Rental, LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was spotting for a truck driver who was backing up to deliver a chemical barrel. When the vehicle stopped, the chemical barrel came loose and struck the employee, fracturing his scapula, both feet, and his tibia.
2017-02-13	Odessa	Texas	Penatek Foundry and Machining, Inc.	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's left hand was caught by the rotating spindle of a lathe, partially de-gloving the hand and amputating the thumb, index, and middle fingers at the first joint. The lathe was unguarded at the time.
2017-02-03	Odessa	Florida	The Euclid Chemical Company	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
While moving supplies upstairs, an employee fell approximately 9 feet.
2017-01-12	Odessa	Texas	JDC Drilling Company, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was rigging up a building top-drive track and had the drive track hoisted when he saw something in the pin hole. As he attempted to remove the object, his right index fingertip was caught and amputated in the pin hole.
2016-08-31	Odessa	Texas	Halliburton Energy Services	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was performing maintenance on pot one of a pump. The plunger from the pot moved and injured the employee's fingers on his left hand.
2016-08-29	Odessa	Texas	Baker Hughes	Multiple body parts	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee raised the bed of a truck and contacted a power line. The employee received second and third degree burns on his hands and back.
2016-07-08	Odessa	Texas	Savanna Energy Services	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was setting a bushing when the assembly began to fall. He attempted to catch the assembly to prevent it from falling and in the process caught his right middle finger between the assembly and the rig floor, amputating the finger.
2016-05-04	Odessa	Texas	Weatherford USLP	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was on the forks of a forklift installing anti-pigeon spikes on the ceiling when his finger was crushed between the forklift and a beam.
2016-04-06	Odessa	Texas	Graham Brothers	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee's middle fingertip was amputated when a pool table fell on top of the employee's finger.
2016-03-31	Odessa	Texas	Franks Tanks & Trucking	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was removing a pump from a truck using a forklift. Another employee was removing the last bolt from the pump on the back of the truck, when the forks of the forklift struck that employee in the back of the right leg resulting in a laceration.
2016-01-22	Odessa	Texas	G & RG Trucking, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was uncoupling rail cars when the wheel of a railcar ran over their left foot.
2015-11-13	Odessa	Texas	Halliburton Energy Services	Hand(s)	Exposure to harmful substances or environments
An employee was performing maintenance on an engine when some of the fluid got on his hands and burned them.
2015-11-11	Odessa	Texas	Hi Tech Production Systems Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Half an inch of an employee's left little finger was crushed and amputated between pipes.
2015-11-09	Odessa	Texas	Urban Concrete Contractors Ltd	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On November 9, 2015, at 1540 hours, an Urban Concrete employee was participating in a drilling operation when the dislodged auger being used on a construction vehicle struck him on the back, breaking seven ribs. He was hospitalized.
2015-08-26	Odessa	Texas	Nabors Drilling USA	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was positioning dunnage under a load when the load fell on the left hand resulting in the amputation of the left hand.
2015-08-20	Odessa	Texas	Cook Compression	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading pipes by cutting the metal band that held them all together. One of the metal pipes came loose and rolled over, falling on the employee's foot. The employee's right big toe was amputated.
2015-07-30	Odessa	Texas	Lone Star Gasket & Supply INC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a punch press and attempted to remove the gasket from the point of operation. The employee's right index and middle fingers were amputated.
2015-07-23	Odessa	Texas	Mewbourne Oil Co.	Multiple body parts	Explosion, n.e.c.
An explosion occurred while an employee was performing work on a well head. He sustained burns to 60% to 80% of his body.
2015-07-06	Odessa	Florida	Florida Forest Products	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was unloading trusses and operating a trailer. While dismounting the delivery truck, he hurt his ankle.
2015-07-01	Odessa	Texas	TESCO Corp	Nonclassifiable	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was exposed to struck by hazards while operating the break out device.
2015-06-26	Odessa	Texas	J & M Energy Services	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
On or about June 26, 2015, at approximately 1240 hrs. an employee for J&M Energy Services suffered the amputation of the distal phalanx of his right thumb when it was caught in a pumping unit.
2015-06-21	Odessa	Texas	Wilks Corporation	Nonclassifiable	Fall to lower level
Employees were exposed to fall hazards while working on the scaffold.
2015-06-21	Odessa	Texas	Brooke Masonry	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee was transferring wash material from one level to another using a scaffold ladder. He fell backwards and fractured his back. He as admitted to the hospital.
2015-06-10	Odessa	Texas	Patterson Motor Freight	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was spotting for a crane when the employee's fingers got caught in the winch line.
2015-04-16	Odessa	Texas	T & T Earth Movers Inc	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
On or about 16 April 2015 at approximately 1530 hrs an employee was leveling a section of the construction site with a 2007 Ingersoll Rand SD77DX Vibratory Smooth Drum Roller, when the vehicle started to slide down the embankment. The employee dismounted the vehicle and injured his neck upon impact with the ground.
2015-04-09	Odessa	Texas	WESCO Distribution Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On or about April 9, 2015, at approximately 1300 hrs. an employee suffered the amputation of the distal phalanges on the right hand pinkie finger. The employee was attempting to load a bundle of angle iron onto a vehicle when the load shifted in his hands and pinned his right hand to the structure of the vehicle.
2015-03-10	Odessa	Texas	National Oil Well Varco	Nonclassifiable	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
On or about March 10, 2015, at 2:30 p.m., two employees got struck by a drilling motor and a cart. While pushing the cart from the outside of the building to the inside, the cart tipped and the drilling motor fell off. The cart struck the first employee in the torso area and pinned him underneath. The cart struck the second employee when it tipped and propelled to the side. The second employee sustained a forehead contusion, fractured left ankle, right ear laceration, and fractured facial bone.
2015-03-09	Lake Odessa	Michigan	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - LAKE ODESSA	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
Employee slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk resulting in a compound fracture of the leg.
2015-02-03	Odessa	Texas	Federal Bureau of Investigations	Foot (feet)	Shooting by other person-intentional
During an operation in Odessa, Texas an agent received a gun shot wound to his right foot.
2015-02-03	Odessa	Texas	Lilly Construction	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment
Employee was manually loading a piece of pipe onto a trailer. The pipe shifted and cut off the tip of the employee's right middle finger.
2015-01-30	Odessa	Texas	NOV Tubescope	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects
Two employees were trying to reset a chain on a sprocket that raises and lowers oven doors. The injured employee's finger was caught between the chain and the sprocket. He amputated the distal portion of his ring finger on his right hand.
2015-01-12	Odessa	Texas	Helmerich & Payne Intl. Drilling	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Employee was breaking a bolt with a crescent wrench and it slipped. The employee fell back and rolled onto the leg fracturing the ankle.