TALCO, TEXAS·
Arrowhead Well Solutions, LLC
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Arrowhead Well Solutions, LLC, JP Oil Holdings - Talco East Central Unit 4402, TALCO, TEXAS 75487 on , Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was rigging down a workover rig for relocation. The derrick had been retracted and the top section was down. The employee was on the rig floor ensuring the lines were not becoming tangled or caught on anything. While coiling up the slack of two guidelines, the swab line tightened unexpectedly while being winched in, and caught the employee's right leg. The leg was amputated below the base of the hip.
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