Express Energy Services, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — AMARILLO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Express Energy Services, LLC in AMARILLO, TEXAS
Employer Express Energy Services, LLC Report ID 2015030400
Address 35.516324, -102.2133018, Cactus #121 approximately 38 miles NorthWest of Amarillo City, State ZIP AMARILLO, TEXAS 79101
Event Date March 26, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Wrist(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 35.20000, -101.84000

Incident Narrative

An employee was stabbing up in the derrick while a pipe was being brought up on an elevator. As the employee reached to unlatch the elevator, the tongs engaged, striking the employee's left hand resulting in a broken wrist.

Incident Summary

On March 26, 2015, a worker at Express Energy Services, LLC in AMARILLO, TEXAS suffered fractures to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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