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Jaguar Energy Services, LLC

Struck by discharged object or substance — Fractures and burns — COUSHATTA, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Jaguar Energy Services, LLC in COUSHATTA, LOUISIANA
Employer Jaguar Energy Services, LLC Report ID 2019087950
Address Vine CE Milner City, State ZIP COUSHATTA, LOUISIANA 71019
Event Date August 2, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and burns Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by discharged object or substance Source of Injury Sand, gravel
Secondary Source Mineral sorters, separators, concentrators
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.02000, -93.26000

Incident Narrative

An employee was closing a 2-inch ball valve on a test separator to make repairs to the down side of a low-pressure sand knockout. The employee was about 2 to 3 feet from the ball valve as he closed it; when he got the valve three-quarters closed, the bell reducer pipe on the back side of the ball valve separated in two, releasing pressure in the test separator. The employee suffered sand blast burns to the left side of his body, a broken arm, a sprained ankle, a fractured back vertebra, and a head laceration.

Incident Summary

On August 2, 2019, a worker at Jaguar Energy Services, LLC in COUSHATTA, LOUISIANA suffered fractures and burns to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by discharged object or substance, with sand, gravel identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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