| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-01 | Pyote | Tx | Brigade Energy Services, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was rigging up a workover rig when their left thumb was pinched between the stationary structure of the rig and amputated. | |||||
| 2019-08-27 | Pyote | Texas | Schlumberger Technology Corp | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee's fingers were pinched in tongs, resulting in an amputation. | |||||
| 2019-03-02 | Pyote | Texas | He/merich & Payne International Drilling Company, Rig #313 | Fingertip(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was installing a protector onto a section of pipe that was being held up by a forklift. The pipe slid off the forks and caught the employee's left middle finger between the end of the pipe and another section of the pipe. His left middle fingertip was amputated. The employee was wearing impact resistant gloves at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2018-08-05 | Pyote | Texas | Sidewinder Drilling | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee amputated a pinky fingertip when it was pinched between a pipe and a stationary object. | |||||
| 2018-03-10 | Pyote | Texas | Petroplex Acidizing, Inc. | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was releasing 9,500 PSI pressure by surging a 2-inch 1502 iron bleed-off line when the bleed-off iron shifted and struck his right leg, fracturing his foot and ankle. He was hospitalized and had surgery. | |||||
| 2018-02-18 | Pyote | Texas | Sidewinder Drilling, LLC | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| An employee was checking the coolant level in a radiator for one of the rig's generators. When he twisted the radiator cap, the cap came off and he was sprayed with hot coolant resulting in burns to his right arm, shoulder, chest and scapula. Immediately afterward he ran towards the rig manager's trailer and while doing so tripped and fell resulting in a broken right clavicle and cracked scapula. | |||||
| 2018-02-07 | Pyote | Texas | Trojan Tubular Services, LLC | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was on the back of a goose neck flat bed trailer approximately four feet high unloading racks made out of pipe. As he started to unbind chains on two racks they slipped and started to fall. The employee then fell off the trailer to the ground and was pinned between two racks. The employee suffered an abdominal injury as a result of the incident. | |||||
| 2017-09-07 | Pyote | Texas | Open Range Field Services LLC | Leg(s) | Struck by other falling powered vehicle |
| An employee and coworkers were unloading a utility vehicle when it fell on and broke the employee's leg. | |||||
| 2017-04-08 | Pyote | Texas | Dixie Electric LLC | Hand(s) | Direct exposure to electricity |
| The employee was troubleshooting a pump jack when an arc flash occurred burning both hands. | |||||
| 2015-12-04 | Pyote | Texas | C. J. Energy Services, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was disconnecting a piece of flow iron from a pump. He was supporting the piece of pipe with his left hand and hitting it with his right hand when it suddenly disconnected. Due to the weight of the pipe, it dropped about 1 foot, catching his left ring finger between the iron and rear bumper of the pump and amputating the fingertip. He required surgery. | |||||
| 2015-02-12 | Pyote | Texas | Cimarex Energy | Multiple body parts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
| On or about February 12, 2015, a worker was trying to light the heater treater In The Barriers Well, but the gas valve was not fully shut causing the gas to flash in his face. The Well was shut in and the worker was trying to get it back online. The worker sustained injuries to his face and right hand. | |||||