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Liberty Pump & Supply

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Avulsions, enucleations — ODESSA, TEXAS

LOSS OF EYE — Worker lost an eye at Liberty Pump & Supply in ODESSA, TEXAS
Employer Liberty Pump & Supply Report ID 20201211952
Address ST 4007H City, State ZIP ODESSA, TEXAS 79766
Event Date December 23, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, Eye Loss
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations Body Part Eye(s)
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.76000, -102.34000

Incident Narrative

The pulling unit crew was running rods in the hole from the derrick. The rig operator raised the rod string and began to lower the rods into the well. With the rod transfer still in place on the rod triple, the blocks were lowered, causing the chain holding the rod transfer to break. The rod transfer then fell and struck an employee, who was standing on the work floor, on the top frontal area of his hard hat resulting in the loss of an eye.

Incident Summary

On December 23, 2020, a worker at Liberty Pump & Supply in ODESSA, TEXAS suffered avulsions, enucleations to the eye(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, eye loss.

Context

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