ORLA, TEXAS—
Trojan Tubular Services, LLC
Fall, slip, trip, unspecified · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
Final narrative
An employee was rigging and loading tools and equipment onto a trailer when they were shocked. The employee's sustained third-degree burns in the right hand and possible amputation of fingers. Electricity exited through the employee's left foot resulting in the amputation of the fourth toe and the partial amputation of the little toe. The employee then fell and suffered a skull fracture.
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