Lightning Oilfield Services, Inc.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — ORLA, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Lightning Oilfield Services, Inc. in ORLA, TEXAS
Employer Lightning Oilfield Services, Inc. Report ID 2017066034
Address Stateline Road & Hwy 285 City, State ZIP ORLA, TEXAS 79770
Event Date June 29, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Toes(s), toenail(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 38.97000, -94.60000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attaching the rigging on a base weight when his left foot was caught in the chains. The chains then pulled tight and trapped his left foot between the chains and the hitch, amputating his left big toe.

Incident Summary

On June 29, 2017, a worker at Lightning Oilfield Services, Inc. in ORLA, TEXAS suffered amputations to the toes(s), toenail(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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