| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-23 | Marysville | Oh | Scotts Company LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was helping to train two new employees on how to change hammers in a hammer mill. The employees conducting the training were removing the hammers, which requires pushing a steel rod through the hammers and collars to push out another rod that holds the components in place. Employee 1 was removing a collar that was stuck when Employee 2 pushed the rod in. Employee 1's left middle finger was pinched between both rods, and his finger was partially amputated. The mill was locked out at t | |||||
| 2021-09-03 | Carrizo Springs | Tx | Carrizo Well Services, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was tripping pipe on a drilling rig. His right hand was caught with the drilling rods in the hole as the rods were being unscrewed, and his little finger was amputated. | |||||
| 2021-08-05 | Schiller Park | Il | E.J. Basler Co. | Foot (feet) | Struck by object or equipment rolling freely |
| An employee was moving a bundle of solid brass rods with an overhead crane. After being set on the floor, the bundle separated; rods rolled onto the employee's feet, crushing them. | |||||
| 2021-07-22 | New Braunfels | Tx | Charter Communications | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| A Spectrum employee was installing a coaxial cable line through a suspended ceiling. He was using a 6-foot A-frame ladder to access the ceiling near a wall to run glow rods through to the next room. The glow rods became stuck in the ceiling; as he tried to free them, he lost his balance and fell to the floor about 5 feet below. He suffered injuries to the right arm and ribs. | |||||
| 2021-07-20 | Gainesville | Ga | LaserCraft Technologies Inc | Fingertip(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| On July 20, 2021, an employee was using a jig to grind metal rods. As the employee was removing a part from the jig, the jig pinched the employee's gloved, right index fingertip. The employee suffered an amputation to the fingertip. | |||||
| 2021-02-10 | Houston | Tx | Houston Shutters LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was cutting tilt rods for shutters using an electric table saw. The employee's left hand fingers contacted the blade, causing an amputation to the middle finger up to the nail bed with bone loss, soft tissue removal to the inner part of the index finger and a nail bed avulsion to the thumb. | |||||
| 2020-10-05 | Humble | Tx | Postel Erections Group, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee's right hand was caught in a pinch point between a cable and steel rods while he was shaking out steel rods at a new school construction site. His right thumb was amputated above the first joint. | |||||
| 2020-10-01 | Yoakum | Tx | MESA SOUTHERN WELL SERVICING, LP RIG 210 | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was on a derrick connecting drilling rods. His fingers were caught between a drilling rod and a winch line and a finger was amputated. | |||||
| 2020-09-08 | Garden City | Ks | American Warrior Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was working rods up and down. His left hand was between the bottom clamp and the rod rotator when the rod rotator fell down, smashing and fracturing his left thumb and index finger. | |||||
| 2020-06-26 | Haltom City | Texas | Rental One | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was unloading steel rods from a forklift onto a storage rack. His right hand was between the forks of the forklift while he was pulling on a rod. The large steel rod then moved and struck his right pinky finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2020-04-30 | Guaynabo | Puerto Rico | US Army Reserve-AMSA | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| On April 30, 2020, an employee was removing torque rods from a truck tractor using a 25-pound sledge hammer when the sledge hammer struck his left third finger, lacerating it and requiring surgery and hospitalization. | |||||
| 2020-03-12 | Big Lake | Texas | Red Diamond Energy Services, Inc. | Brain | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| The injured employee was overseeing that the rod connections were going well. A work crew was coming out of the well with 1.5-inch, fiberglass rods and double stands. They had just made the connection. An approximately 60-foot fiberglass rod unscrewed from the holding, slipped out of the transfer, fell out of the barrack, and hit the rig floor. It then bounced off the rig floor onto the ground and struck the injured employee on the left side of the head, knocking him unconscious. | |||||
| 2019-07-22 | Elgin | Illinois | ELGIN INDUSTRIES, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On July 22, 2019, an employee was hand feeding metal rods into the chute of a welding machine when her right ring finger was caught by a clamping device and the fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2019-05-17 | Mountain Top | Pennsylvania | CornellCookson, Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was unloading a truck and placing metal rods onto a cantilever rack with the aid of a hoist. A metal rod dislodged from the rack, fell, and struck the employee on the back. The employee suffered a fractured back bone and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-03-25 | Whittington | Illinois | Gesell's Pump Sales and Service, Inc. | Hand(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was guiding an oil rig elevator while rods were being pulled. His right hand was pinned between the elevator and a rod and was amputated. | |||||
| 2019-01-21 | Grandfalls | Texas | Three B Field Services, LP | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a pulling unit to pull rods when his finger was smashed under the rod elevator, resulting in a little fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2019-01-18 | Tilden | Texas | C&J Energy Services, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was attaching a sucker rod "birdie" to remove rods. The employee's left hand was pinched between the sucker rod and a tong winch line. The employee suffered a broken finger and a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2018-09-04 | Shirley | West Virgini | STALNAKER ENERGY CORPORATION | Arm(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was removing tubing and sucker rods from a well when a sucker rod broke and fell, striking the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left arm. | |||||
| 2018-09-04 | Gurley | Alabama | Wallace and Ferguson General Contractor, Inc. | Leg(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee was pulling back the rods of a boring machine when the rods became bound. Once they became loose, the bore rods flipped over and a bore head struck the employee's right leg, breaking bones. | |||||
| 2018-08-19 | Sidney | Montana | Continental Resources | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was standing on ladder reaching up to grab rods under the clamps. The rods lowered and pinched his thumb between the rod clamp and the rod rotator. The thumb was amputated below the second joint. | |||||
| 2018-05-30 | Morris | Illinois | Strata Earth Services, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| The employee was performing geotechnical and environmental drilling services using a truck-mounted drill rig as well as common drilling tools such as drill rods, bits and samplers. The employee suffered from dehydration and heat exhaustion. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-05-04 | Crane | Texas | National Foundry & Manufacturing Company | Foot(feet) and leg(s) | Struck by object or equipment rolling freely |
| An employee was unloading steel rods (25 rods to a bundle weighing 2.5 tons total) from a trailer when the rods came loose and rolled over the employee's left leg, breaking the leg and foot. | |||||
| 2018-03-20 | San Antonio | Texas | Comfort Air Engineering, Inc. | Wrist(s) | Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was using a handheld grinder to cut thread rods on pipe stands when the abrasive wheel on the grinder kicked back and cut his left wrist. | |||||
| 2018-01-26 | Stanley | North Dakota | CS Welding, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was adjusting a "T" attachment on a loader to carry a bundle of guide rods. The driver of the loader exited it and bumped the steering wheel, causing the "T" attachment to shift. The employee's hand was then caught between the guide rod bundle and the "T" attachment, partially amputating his right ring finger. | |||||
| 2018-01-10 | Midland | Texas | First Shot Production Services, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was working polish rods on a pump jack and placing clamps on rods when the employee's hand slipped and was caught between the clamps. The employee's right index fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2018-01-09 | Saint Martinville | Louisiana | CAJUN WELL SERVICE | Pelvis | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| While pulling drilling rods, a driller did not stop and hit the crown of a derrick block. The rods then hit a derrickman, breaking his pelvis. | |||||
| 2017-09-29 | Waupun | Wisconsin | Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| On September 29, 2017, at 4:30 PM, an employee was kneeling and setting up a hydraulic compacting press with his left hand on the control panel. As he moved to the standing position, his left hand flipped the core rod switch into the down mode. The core rods then moved down and partially amputated his right little finger. | |||||
| 2017-07-10 | Jamaica | New York | Kingdom Associates Inc. | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was using a hoisting mechanism to retrieve pile driving rods from a casing when a sling slipped off a rod, allowing the rod to fall, strike, and fracture the employee's right shoulder. | |||||
| 2017-06-10 | Mandaree | North Dakota | Rockpile Well Services, LLC | Leg(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was tripping steel rods out when a string of the steel rods fell from their vertical position. He was running from the falling rods when his left leg was caught and injured on a cement pad and hardline. | |||||
| 2017-05-09 | Plains | Texas | Westex/WLP & WLP Enegy services | Brain | Struck by object or equipment |
| An employee was running rods in a hole when the rod transfer cable failed, allowing the rod to move uncontrollably. It struck the employee on the left side of the neck and cranium. He lost consciousness and suffered blood clots, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-04-14 | Kinderhook | New York | Aquifer Drilling and Testing, Inc | Wrist(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was tightening straps to secure drill rods to the rack on the side of a drill rig. The drill rig operator was unaware that the employee's hand was on the drill rod rack and moved the drill rig, catching the employee's hand between the rig and rack. He suffered a dislocated wrist and damaged ligaments, requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2017-03-31 | El Paso | Texas | EL PASO ARC ELECTRIC INC. | Hand(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was unloading drill rods when their gloved right hand got caught in the boring machine and was injured. | |||||
| 2017-03-21 | Houston | Texas | Way Engineering, Ltd | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee reached into a gang box to get some welding rods. He placed one can of welding rods to the side and set it on another can of rods. He was reaching to grab a 1/8" can of rods when an opened can tipped over and lacerated his ulnar artery with the metal lid. | |||||
| 2017-03-11 | Grassy Butte | North Dakota | Sun Well Service, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using a rig elevator to pull rods out of a hole. As he lowered blocks down the elevator, the block brakes failed, allowing the elevators to strike and fracture the upper phalange on his left thumb. | |||||
| 2017-02-09 | La Porte | Texas | Cooper/Ports America | Brain | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was removing lashing (securing) rods from containers when a rod fell and hit the employee on the hard hat, causing a concussion. | |||||
| 2017-01-16 | Stratham | New Hampshir | Lindt & Sprungli (USA) Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was cleaning parts for the Piab system (pneumatic transfer system for raw materials) using sani-wipes as part of the allergen clean process on the bar line. Parts were stored on a cleaning cart along the side of the bar line room away from the production line. The cleaning process includes cleaning two rod magnets. Six magnetic rods of varying lengths are arranged in parallel with 1" spacing between each rod. The rods are connected by brackets to form a singular circular magnet appro | |||||
| 2016-10-19 | Levelland | Texas | ZJ Falcon LP | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was stacking rods to space out a pump. His finger was caught between the polishing rod and load cell resulting in the traumatic amputation of the distal and middle phalanx at the proximal interphalangeal joint of the right index finger. | |||||
| 2016-09-26 | Claremore | Oklahoma | UPCO, Inc. | Leg(s) | Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment |
| An employee was operating a pendant crane to move a bundle of 20 sinker bars onto a stack that was eight levels high. As he was unstrapping the hook from the bundle, a banding from another bundle beneath had become undone, causing the bundle of rods to collapse. He was caught in the fallen bundle of rods, causing multiple fractures to both legs. He was hospitalized and had surgery. | |||||
| 2016-07-20 | Mclean | Texas | Martex Well Services, L.L.P. | Nonclassifiable | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
| An employee was running rods into the well when the elevator/block began to lower. Something caught the elevator/block and pulled the elevator/block into the rod basket striking the employee. | |||||
| 2016-07-11 | Rankin | Texas | Basic Energy Services, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Nonclassifiable |
| An employee was laying down rods that were being removed from an oil well when he began to feel fatigued and lightheaded before collapsing to his knees. | |||||
| 2016-06-23 | Mohall | North Dakota | Ham's Well Service, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was on a workover rig, transferring rods from the transfer and screwing them in, when his glove/sleeve became snagged on the equipment and was twisted around, amputating his left thumb. | |||||
| 2016-05-11 | Tifton | Georgia | Kelley Manufacturing Company | Lower leg(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was preparing to move steel tubing when a stack of steel rods shifted and pinned his lower leg. He was hospitalized and required surgery. | |||||
| 2016-05-04 | Brownfield | Texas | ZJ Falcon LP dba Falcon Energy Services | Multiple body parts | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| Employees laid a pump down and prepared to put a blowout preventer on the well head when one of the rods fell from the derrick and struck the ground. The top of it struck the employee on the right shoulder and neck area. | |||||
| 2016-04-06 | Kansas City | Missouri | STACO ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION CO. | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was pushing push rods through the ceiling to pull wire when he fell off of a 6-foot stepladder and broke his right leg. | |||||
| 2015-12-21 | Cleveland | Ohio | Lincoln Electric Company | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was working in Department 24 at the "B" line boxing station. Welding rods were moving on the indexing cooling conveyor that carries them from the furnace. The employee was assisting the movement of the rods along the conveyor with his left hand when his right thumb was caught in a pinch point in the conveyor resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2015-10-27 | Fort Irwin | California | P T M Rebar Placing | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee fell nine feet from a wall of reinforcing steel rods as he was descending it breaking the right ankle. The employee was hospitalized for surgery to repair the fracture. | |||||
| 2015-10-21 | Middletown | Pennsylvania | Giant Food Stores, LLC | Forearm(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee attempted to hurdle a cart return stall in the parking lot and fell fracturing the lower left arm and sustaining facial lacerations. The employee was admitted to the hospital to set the fracture and is scheduled to have rods placed in the arm. | |||||
| 2015-06-30 | Cotulla | Texas | Mesa Southern Well Services, LP | Nonclassifiable | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| Employees were running rods downhole on a servicing rig when the pump hit a tight spot causing slack on the rods. The slack resulted in the rod elevator breaking and allowing the rods to come loose. The rod struck the employee in the middle, right side of the back and knocked him to the ground. | |||||
| 2015-05-12 | Medina | Ohio | TFP Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was performing a butt weld on two metal rods. He lined up the metal rods in the clamp and did not pull his hand out of the way when the clamp took hold and the butt weld was activated. His left index finger was partially degloved and amputated. | |||||
| 2015-03-12 | Bison | Oklahoma | Shebester-Bechtel Well Service | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee's right ring finger was smashed between hydraulic tongs and a truck bed while running rods. The employee lost the finger from the nail to the end. The employee was transported to the hospital and treated. | |||||
| 2015-01-19 | Midland | Texas | Warhorse Services | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. |
| Employee amputated tip of finger when he caught it in a clamp while running rods. | |||||