Report: Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached at Fire-Teck LLC in Tyler, Texas

The employee was performing repairs on a fire truck while the truck’s cab was being held up in a tilted position by a safety latch. The pivot point on the cab broke and released the cab lock. The cab fell from its tilted position and the employee was crushed between the engine and cab frame. […]

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Report: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet at Liberty Star Construction LLC in San Marcos, Texas

An employee was finishing up on an interior wall from a baker scaffold when the scaffold fell over. The employee fell over 10 feet and suffered a head injury.

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Report: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle at R B J Trucking Inc. in Geary, Oklahoma

An employee was performing unloading activities when a 4-inch cap flew off an undrained vent-and-fill line and struck the employee’s head.

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Report: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified at Redback Coil Tubing in Kilgore, Texas

An employee was troubleshooting the hydraulics of a work station. He was underneath the station looking at the line when the steel station fell on him, causing head trauma.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at WALMART DC6094 in Bentonville, Arkansas

An employee fell while dismounting his truck and struck his head on the ground, requiring hospitalization.

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Report: Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified at Fudruckers in Houston, Texas

An employee used a step ladder to enter the ceiling of a building and then fell through the ceiling, striking his head on the floor below. He was hospitalized.

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Report: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part at CPC Logistics, Inc. in Shreveport, Louisiana

An employee was offloading freight onto a conveyor belt. A tote weighing approximately 20 lbs. fell from inside the truck onto the employee’s head.

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Report: Pedestrian vehicular incident, unspecified at Longhorn Sign Company, LLC. in Duncanville, Texas

An employee was struck by a moving vehicle while setting up a traffic control plan to install a sign. The employee suffered a head injury.

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Report: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified at Martinez Brothers Contractors, LLC in El Paso, Texas

An employee was in a manhole getting ready to test a pressurized sewer line when the line plug struck the employee’s head.

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Report: Fall on same level due to slipping at Complete TransPack Solutions in Conroe, Texas

An employee walked across the parking lot at a warehouse to speak to a truck driver. He slipped on a patch of ice and fell backwards, striking his head on the concrete.

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