Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at Dish Network in Brownsville, Tx

An employee fell while climbing down an A-frame ladder, landing on the ground about 3-5 feet below and suffering broken vertebrae.

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Report: Fall on same level, unspecified at Whole Foods Market in Dallas, Tx

An employee fell in a produce cooler, hit his head, and sustained a broken nose. He was hospitalized.

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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at Terminal Link Texas in Seabrook, Tx

An employee slipped on the last step while walking down stairs, landing on the ground and suffering an injured right knee and a broken pelvis.

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Report: Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. at Main Lane Industries, LTD in Del Valle, Tx

An employee was performing concrete grouting when a nearby box truck hit a barrel, causing the barrel ring to fly out and hit the employee’s left leg. His left shin broke, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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Report: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part at TWC ARCHITECTURAL MOULDING in San Antonio, Tx

An employee was stacking lumber coming out of a moulder. A bundle of MDF slipped off the front of a forklift, hitting the cart holding the lumber. The employee was pinned between the lumber and the moulder, suffering a broken lower left leg.

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Report: Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area at ACT Pipe & Supply, Inc. in Pflugerville, Tx

A forklift ran over and broke an employee’s left foot as it backed up.

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Report: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified at Baylor Scott & White Health System in Temple, Tx

An employee was standing on a desk when it collapsed. As she fell, her mouth hit a metal bracket from the broken desk. She suffered lacerations to the inside and outside bottom lip, broken teeth, and a broken left foot.

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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at Turner Industries Group in Galveston, Tx

An employee was removing a tarp covering a mechanical fabrication area. The employee was standing on the fourth rung of an 8-foot ladder when he lost his footing and fell to the ground sustaining a broken tibia/fibula.

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Report: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation at SCHREIBER FOODS, INC. in Stephenville, Tx

An employee was crossing over a conveyor when she stepped on the moving conveyor. The conveyor caught her leg and fractured it in three places.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Cust-O-Fab Specialty Services, LLC in Port Arthur, Tx

An employee was on the working platform of a scaffold at a height of approximately 9 feet doing welding operations. During an alarm, the employee fell from the scaffold’s ladder to the ground, resulting in a compound fracture to the lower left leg requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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