Butch's Rat Hole & Anchor Service, Inc.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Fractures — BIG SPRING, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Butch's Rat Hole & Anchor Service, Inc. in BIG SPRING, TEXAS
Employer Butch's Rat Hole & Anchor Service, Inc. Report ID 2024021516
Address Rig Latshaw 20 Well Oldham Trust East 2AH City, State ZIP BIG SPRING, TEXAS 79720
Event Date February 17, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation Source of Injury Drilling and extraction machinery unspecified
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.25000, -101.47000

Incident Narrative

An employee was running casing/putting pipe in the hole when their hand was caught in a rotating part, resulting in a left forearm fracture.

Incident Summary

On February 17, 2024, a worker at Butch's Rat Hole & Anchor Service, Inc. in BIG SPRING, TEXAS suffered fractures to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with drilling and extraction machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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