Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2016-06-13 | Poteet | Texas | Dean Word Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was descending some stairs from a platform when he lost his footing, put his arms out to break his fall, and caught his pinky fingers on both hands in the "V" formed by the railing. Both pinky fingers were amputated. | |||||
2015-01-08 | Poteet | Texas | Total Tank System | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
Employee was exposed to fall hazards when he fell 6 feet from a ladder to the ground level. Employee was not wearing proper PPE when working at the frac tank located to the rear of the winch truck at the yard. |