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Cactus Drilling Co., LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — ORLA, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Cactus Drilling Co., LLC in ORLA, TEXAS
Employer Cactus Drilling Co., LLC Report ID 20171110941
Address Culberson County, Rig 163 - Hwy 652, 12 miles West of Orla TX -> go Sth 1.4 miles., GPS (31.80361-104.11755) City, State ZIP ORLA, TEXAS 79770
Event Date November 14, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Upper and lower limb(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 213111 Inspection # 1278430
GPS Coordinates 31.34000, -104.47000

Incident Narrative

An employee was watching a sub-winch cable run through sheaves to ensure that the cable was running smoothly when he noticed slack due to the cable coming off the sheave. He grabbed the cable with his left hand for balance and placed his right foot on the lower section of the cable to push it into the sheave. The cable then broke free into the sheave, consequently creating tension on the cable, which cut his right foot and three left-hand fingers. His three middle left-hand fingers were amputated, and his right foot was partially amputated.

Incident Summary

On November 14, 2017, a worker at Cactus Drilling Co., LLC in ORLA, TEXAS suffered amputations to the upper and lower limb(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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