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Forbes Energy Services, LLC

Struck by object or equipment, unspecified — Fractures — LEDBETTER, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Forbes Energy Services, LLC in LEDBETTER, TEXAS
Employer Forbes Energy Services, LLC Report ID 2020021385
Address GPS Coordinates: 30,08',42.8"N, 96,14',18.4"W, Worker Rig #76 City, State ZIP LEDBETTER, TEXAS 78946
Event Date February 12, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Toes(s), toenail(s)
Event Type Struck by object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Valves, nozzles
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.09000, -96.79000

Incident Narrative

Employees at an oil rig were breaking down its blowout preventers. After removing the preventers from the wellhead, they put a wooden board on the ground to set the preventer on and keep it from getting muddy. When one employee unhooked his tagline from a preventer, the preventer shifted and the locking stem on its top struck the top of the employee's left boot. He suffered a laceration to the foot and two broken toes.

Incident Summary

On February 12, 2020, a worker at Forbes Energy Services, LLC in LEDBETTER, TEXAS suffered fractures to the toes(s), toenail(s). The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment, unspecified, with valves, nozzles identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 686 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object or equipment, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object or equipment, unspecified injuries.

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