Wood Group Production Services Inc

Gored or rammed by animal - Fractures - BIG SPRING, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Wood Group Production Services Inc in BIG SPRING, Texas
Employer Wood Group Production Services Inc
Address Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation - Signal Peak lease
City, State ZIP BIG SPRING, Texas 79720
Report ID 2021086483
Event Date August 3, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Gored or rammed by animal
Source of Injury Sheep, goats, and other caprids
Industry (NAICS) 213112
GPS Coordinates 32.27000, -101.45000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was reading gas meters when a ram attacked him. The ram struck his lower left leg from behind, resulting in a fractured tibia that required hospitalization and surgery.

Incident Summary

On August 3, 2021, a worker at Wood Group Production Services Inc in BIG SPRING, Texas suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as gored or rammed by animal, with sheep, goats, and other caprids identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 31 severe injury reports involving "Gored or rammed by animal" incidents in our database. Browse all Gored or rammed by animal injuries.

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