Report: Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source at Harsco Metals & Minerals in Midlothian, Texas

An employee was cutting billets with a propane and oxygen torch when sparks sprayed his left side. His undershirt caught on fire and he suffered second degree burns to the left side of his back.

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Report: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. at Hilite Industries Automotive, LP in Carrollton, Texas

An employee was looking at the orientation of a sprocket on a rotary machine when his right arm was trapped by a fixture on the machine. He suffered a cut/contusion/bruise on the inside of his arm above and below the elbow, requiring hospitalization.

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Report: Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object at 3C2K Land Services in Mont Belvieu, Texas

On May 08, 2017, an employee was operating a tractor while a coworker was operating a utility vehicle. At approximately 5:26 PM, the utility vehicle became stuck in a ditch. The employee came to hook up the tractor to the vehicle and pull it out when the tractor began to roll into the ditch. The […]

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