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Bass Energy Services, LLC

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — BIG SPRING, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Bass Energy Services, LLC in BIG SPRING, TEXAS
Employer Bass Energy Services, LLC Report ID 2017054685
Address 209SL and 1680 FNL section 39, Block 32 TWN City, State ZIP BIG SPRING, TEXAS 79721
Event Date May 24, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Valves, nozzles
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.25000, -101.47000

Incident Narrative

An employee was stabbing a valve on a stack while guiding a forklift operator who was lifting and holding the rigged valve. The strap slipped off the valve, allowing the valve to fall and strike the employee's lower left leg, breaking it.

Incident Summary

On May 24, 2017, a worker at Bass Energy Services, LLC in BIG SPRING, TEXAS suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with valves, nozzles identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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