# Burns and other injuries, n.e.c. at HalconAguas Wireline
> OSHA SIR `2023031900` · 3/1/2023 · COTULLA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Burns and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion, unspecified
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** HalconAguas Wireline
- **Location:** 699 FM 3408, COTULLA, TEXAS, 78014
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were working on a perforating gun when it detonated in the shop. One employee suffered burns to the hands and hearing loss. The other employee's left hand was amputated and they sustained burns to the upper torso. Both employees were hospitalized.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*