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CARRYING STEEL WELLHEAD FLANGE WITH CASING ATTACHED TO COMPOUND.
WHILE TRIPING DRILL PIPE OUT WELL.THE INJURED SLIPPED OFF OF HELPER STAND WHILE RACKING THE DRILL PIPE.THE BAR HE WAS USING TO RACK THE PIPE SLIPPED OUT CAUSING HIM TO FALL OFF OF STAND AND LA ND ON HIS SHOULDER.
DRILL CREW WAS PULLING PIPE FROM THE HOLE WHEN THE SAND LINE CABLE BROKE. THE TRAVELING BLOCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE ARM.
INJURED WAS LIFTING ONE END OF 20 FT SECTION OF SCHEDULE 80 3" STEEL PIPE TO LOAD ON BACKHOE BUCKET. HE APPARENTLY TWISTED WHILE LIFTING PULLING ABDOMINAL MUSCLES.
I.NAME WAS PULLING OLD (10YR.+) PVC TUBING FROM AN INJECTION WELL HOOK WAS NEAR TOP OF ITS TRAVEL & HE WAS HOLDING A SKILLET TO SET ON TOP OF WELLHEAD TUBING BROKE AT THE TOP COLLAR & THE PVC TUBING DROPPED INTO THE WELLHEAD CASING FLEXIBLE TUBING WHIPPED SIDEWAYS STRIKING I.NAME ON THE SIDE OF THE HARDHAT RT.HAND WAS INJURED WHEN EMPLOYEE SWUNG TO THE RT.HITTING THE TAILGATE
DRILLER WAS HITTING A QUICK PLUG WITH HAMMER TO UNSTICK IT AND WORKER LEANED OVER TO REMOVE PLUG AND WAS HIT IN HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING REMAINING TOOL FROM A TUBELESS TIRE REPAIR KIT TO REPAIR A TIRE. THE REMAINING TOOL SLIPPED AND PUNCTURED HIS WRIST.
CHANGED VALVE TO HAPPEN HOSE ICE IN LINE PRESSURED UP BLEW OFF STRIKING HELPER IN HAD CAUSING HIM TO BE KNOCKED OUT RECEIVING CONCESSION.
EMPLOYEE WAS STOCKING SHELVES - A BOX STARTED TO F ALL OFF SHELF AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO CATCH THE BOX STRUCK HAND ON A PEG WHILE GOING AROUND THE SHELF END.
INJURED WAS REMOVING THE LAST PARTS OF OLD DOOR FRAME WHEN RIGHT LITTLE FINGER CAUGHT ON A PIECE OF THIN ALUMINUM SIDING CAUSING A LACERATION APPROXIMATELY 3 CM LONG.
REPLACING LEAKING PVC METER RUN WITH METAL RUN BETWEEN PUMP AND VALVE.VALVE SUPPORTED BY 1'' PVC NIPPLE.WHEN METAL RUN WAS ATTACHED TO VALVE 1'' PVC NIPPLE BROKE.2'' LINE BEHIND VALVE FULL OF 93% H2SO4-HYDROGEN SULFIDE WHICH IMMEDIATELY DRAINED OUT SPRAYING WORKERS.
REPLACING LEAKING PVC METER RUN WITH METAL RUN BETWEEN PUMP AND VALVE.IT WAS SUPPORTED BY 1'' PVC NIPPLE.WHEN METAL RUN WAS ATTACHED TO VALVE 1'' NIPPLE BROKE.2'' LINE BEHIND VALVE FULL OF 93% H2SO4-HYDROGEN SULFIDE,WHICH IMMEDIATELY DRAINED OUT SPRAYING WORKERS.
REPLACING LEAKING PVC METER RUN WITH METAL RUN BETWEEN PUMP AND VALVE.IT WAS SUPPORTED BY 1'' PVC NIPPLE.WHEN METAL RUN ATTACHED TO VALVE THE 1'' NIPPLE BROKE.2'' LINE BEHIND VALVE WAS FULL OF 93% H2SO4-HYDROGEN SULFIDE WHICH IMMEDIATELY DRAINED OUT SPRAYING WORKERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS EN7ERING HEADERHOUSE (B-2-1) WHERE WATER HAD SEEPED INTO THE GROUND FROM THE OUTSIDE, COLD WEATHER HAD CAUSED THE WATER TO FREEZE. INJURED SLIPPED ON THE ICE AS HE STEPPED THROUGH THE DOORWAY LA7ERATING THE LONG FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE SECOND AND THIRD KNUCKLES.
OPEN ELECTRICAL3CABINET DOOR CAUSED LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD INJUREDS HARD HAT FELL OFF WHILE BENT OVER BENEATH THE ELECTRICAL CABINET
STRAINED BACK MUSCLE IN LOWER RIGHT BACK WHILE MOVING SMALL ELECTRICAL MOTORS BY HAND.
WORKER REMOVED BRACING ON AN 8X8 CHANNEL IRON BOX FRAME PREMATURELY AS FORK LIFT PREPARED TO LIFT ALLOWING FRAME TO FALL TOWARD INJURED SEVERELY BRUSING TOP OF LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS MA5ING UP JOINTS AND PUT HIS ARM BETWEEN THE DRILL PIPE AND THE MAST ON THE DRILL RIG AND ARM WAS FRACTURED.
EMPLOYEE WAS TA5ING CAP OFF VAC-TRUCK TO SEE WHY IT WAS NOT TAKING ON WATER AND INSTEAD OF A VACUAM IN THE TANK THERE WAS PRESSURE AND THE CAP BLEW OFF HITTING EMPLOYEE.
INJURED PERSON 4AS HELPING RESPOOL CABLE ON THE KELLY DRUM. WHEN FINISHED HE GRABBED DEAD LINE SIDE TO STEP DOWN AND THE BLOCK WAS IN MOTION AND SMASHED AND CUT THE LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS GL6ING A PIECE OF PVC PIEP TO A PVC FLANGE. AS EMPLOYEE PUSHED ON PIPE TO HOLD TILL GLUE SET, HE INADVERTANTLY OPENED VALVE BENEATH FLANGE WITH HIS KNEE. WATER ISSUED FROM VALVE, SPRAYING EMPLO2EE IN FACE. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL TO HAVE EYES CHECKED. EYES WERE FOUND TO BE OKAY. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK SAME DAY.
DURING CLEANUP 2F PRODUCTION PATTERN OPERATOR PICKED UP A DRILLBIT AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK
I.NAME & I.NAME WERE SETTING 1" PIPE IN A WELL USING THE PULLING UNIT. THEY HAD ONE JOINT IN T HE WELL & WERE PICKING UP THE 2ND ONE. I.NAME PUT A 1 1/4" ELEVATOR ON T H E PIPE INSTEAD OF A 1 ". ABOUT 3/4 OF T HE WAY UP THE PIPE SLIPPED OUT & FELL HITTING HIM ONT HE B ACK OF THE NECK.
OPERATOR WAS LOADING CASING ON TRAILER WITH FORKLIFT-FORKS HUNG UP ON BOARD-OPERATOR LEFT MACHINE AND MOVED BOARD-FORK FELL ON FINGERS-TWO BROKEN FINGERS WAS RESULT.
LOADING A BATTERY ONTO A TRUCK-SUFFERED INJURY TO SIDE & BACK-SEVERCITY UNKNOWN.
UNSCREWING A 5 IN INJECTION WELL FLANGE USING A 24 IN PIPE WRENCH SOME OXYGEN WAS TRAPPED BELOW 2 PACKERS THAT ARE 12 IN ADN 24 IN BELOW THE FLANGE WHEN IT WAS UNSCREWED IT POPPED UP APPROX TWO FEET AND THE PIPE WRENCH STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH KNOCKING OUT THE UPPER RT TOOTH AND CHIPPING 2 OTHERS
I NAME EITHER WAS TAKING OFF MANWAY COVER OR REPLACING BOLTS ON MANWAY COVER WITH IX COLUMN STILL UNDER PRESSURE AND INLET AND OUTLET VALVES STILL OPEN. MANWAY COVER BLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF SKULL.
RACKING PIPE AND IT BENT LEFT HAND BACKWARD
AMADOR WAS COMING OUT OF THE LOCKER ROOM, MISSED A STEP AND FELL ON THE SIDEWALK WSITH HIS WEIGHT TO HIS WRISTS.
WHILE UNHOOKING THE HOSE OF THE RESIN TRAILER AT HOBSON, ROLANDO FELL AND SPRAINED HIS FOREARM.
AMADOR WAS UNLOADING 4" PVC PIPE FROM A GOOSENECK TRAILER AND WHEN HE STOOD UP HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS BACK