Report: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part at CORE Construction in New Orleans, Louisiana

An employee was conducting layout with a coworker. The injured employee was walking to move some construction material that was in the pathway of the layout. On the way back to his instrument, he walked behind a dump truck that was being loaded. As the operator attempted to place a load of concrete into the […]

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Report: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part at Legacy Housing, LTD in Commerce, Texas

An employee was picking up a piece of material from the floor when an overhead hoist chain broke and struck the employee’s head.

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Report: Fall while sitting at WALMART #2980 in Fort Worth, Texas

An employee lost his balance while sitting on a stool and fell to the ground, suffering a head injury.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Averitt Express, Inc. in Cookeville, Tennessee

An employee was exiting his vehicle while it was being lifted by a tow truck when he fell on his head. He was hospitalized.

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Report: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part at 4Front Engineered Solutions in Carrollton, Texas

A temporary employee used a free-standing crane to lift a leveler’s lip plate and was inspecting the welds underneath it when the hook slipped off the lip plate, causing the leveler to fall and strike his head.

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Report: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet at Schmoldt Construction, Inc. in Denton, Texas

While doing touch-up painting on a roof, an employee slipped and fell approximately 15 feet to the concrete below, suffering a head injury.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Vertex Energy in Baytown, Texas

An employee was filling a tanker trailer with used oil that was being pumped from a larger stationary tank. He climbed the trailer-mounted ladder to open the dome hatch to check on the filling process. When he released one of the dome hatch cover clips, the lid was blown open from built-up pressure inside the […]

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Report: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified at SP Plus Corporation in Houston, Texas

An employee was replacing a light bulb in a parking facility using an aerial lift. The lift tipped over and the employee fell striking his head on the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a head injury and lacerations.

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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at Quality Fruits and Vegetables in El Paso, Texas

An employee was delivering produce and was carrying a box inside the truck when he fell out of the truck, striking his head on the ground. He was hospitalized for head injuries.

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Report: Fall, slip, trip, unspecified at Case & Associates, iInc. in Tulsa, Oklahoma

An employee was carrying a hot water tank down a flight of stairs using a dolly when the load shifted and the employee fell, hitting his head.

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