Report: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker at Skipper Industries, Inc. in Glen Rose, Texas

An employee was using a pipe wrench with a cheater bar to tighten a nipple when the pipe wrench broke and the cheater bar struck the employee’s head, causing blunt force trauma.

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Report: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part at Northfield Enterprises Inc in Bryan, Texas

A derrick on a workover rig fell and struck an employee in the head. He was wearing a hardhat at the time.

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Report: Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising at FEDEX EXPRESS in Fort Worth, Texas

An employee was looking on top and under huge metal sorters for documents. When he lifted his head, it struck the metal frame of a sorter and was injured.

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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at Johnson Brothers Bakery Supply in San Antonio, Texas

An employee was entering the cab of a 18-wheeler and fell backwards striking his head. He was hospitalized for a head injury.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Digital Technology Group, LLC in El Paso, Texas

On March 13, 2017, at approximately 3:40 p.m., an employee was coming down a ladder when he missed a step and fell face-first to the floor. He was hospitalized with a head injury.

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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at Vinton Steel in Vinton, Texas

On March 10, 2017, an employee was standing on stacked rebar bundles on a train car when he lost his balance and fell approximately four to five feet to the ground striking his head on a piece of rebar as he fell. The employee was hospitalized.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Labor Ready in Amarillo, Texas

An employee was using a 6 foot ladder to install a membrane on the side of the building when he became unbalanced and fell backwards, striking his head on the ground.

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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at LeafGuard of Central TX, Inc. in San Antonio, Texas

An employee was removing a gutter from the wall of a residential structure and descending an 8-foot A-frame ladder when he missed the bottom two rungs and fell to the ground. He hit his head on a brick wall, sprained his back, and lost consciousness, requiring overnight hospitalization.

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Report: Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified at Chocks Inc in Andrews, Texas

An employee was helping a coworker hook up a power swivel on a servicing rig when he slipped and fell between the rig and the rig floor, injuring his head.

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Report: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet at Fidelity Communications in Benton, Arkansas

An employee on a ladder was installing cable at a residential home when he fell 17 to 20 feet and suffered multiple head injuries.

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