Report: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment at Weyerhaeuser Company in Dierks, Arkansas

An employee was performing preventative maintenance on a trimmer and when he went to lower the saw box platform, the pin holding the platform became stuck. The employee hammered at the pin, and when the pin dislodged, the platform swung down and hit the employee. The employee suffered a smashed upper arm with swelling and […]

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Report: Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker at Swissport USA, Inc. in Humble, Texas

An employee was unloading unit load device containers from an aircraft. He was pulling a pallet when his foot became stuck. The pallet then rolled over his left foot, causing pain, swelling, and bleeding to his toes. He was hospitalized.

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Report: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire at Amycel, Inc. in Madisonville, Texas

An employee was constructing a pipe bomb when it blew up in his face. He suffered severe facial swelling and blurry vision.

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Report: Ingestion of harmful substance at Texas Quality Beverage in Fort Worth, Texas

An employee was conducting a taste-odor-appearance test when caustic soda that was still in the system entered her mouth, causing a burning sensation and swelling to her lips and tongue.

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Report: Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet at Vinson Guard Service Inc in Port Allen, Louisiana

The injured employee was about to inspect a docked vessel and was accessing the vessel through a gangplank. While on the gangplank, an employee of the docked vessel opened the hatch door which pushed the gangplank off the vessel. The injured employee fell 40 feet into the Mississippi River and suffered multiple injuries to her […]

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Report: Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached at CBS Piling Solutions, Inc. in El Dorado, Arkansas

The employee helped finish installing deep foundation and began disassembling equipment at the site. While dismantling the crane, the employee used a hammer to knock a pin from a boom to disassemble it. The boom fell on the employee, resulting in an in-patient hospitalization and injuries to the wrist, both ankles, and the leg, as […]

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