Report: Struck by discharged object or substance at D E Rice Construction in Hearne, Tx

An employee was sand blasting a tank and was struck in the right arm by the air and sand (125 psi) which penetrated and lacerated their arm.

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Report: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker at Stine Lumber Company in Walker, Louisiana

An employee was cutting the straps off of a bundle of wood in the lumber drive-thru when the knife went through a strap and caused a laceration and puncture to his left wrist.

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Report: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning at Mohawk Industries in Melbourne, Arkansas

Two machine operators were clearing a jam in a feeder machine. When the jam was removed the lever that drops the feeder chains was activated and the feeder chains dropped on the injured employee’s left hand. The injured employee sustained deep puncture/lacerations and a compression injury to the left hand.

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Report: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle at Falcon Steel America, LLC in Kaufman, Texas

An employee was operating a punch press when a piston came loose, striking the employee in the abdomen. The employee suffered a laceration/puncture injury.

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Report: Other animal bites, nonvenomous at Lackland Airforce Base in San Antonio, Texas

An employee was feeding a military dog. The employee approached the kennel, placed the pan on the floor, and unlatched the gate to allow the military dog to come out to eat. Before the employee could get the gate closed, the military dog bypassed the gate and bit the employee on the left side of […]

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Report: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part at Tube-Mac Piping Technologies, Ltd. in Durant, Oklahoma

An employee was loading a large valve onto a forklift. As the forklift lifted the valve, it tipped over and struck the employee, lacerating and puncturing the right leg.

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Report: Other animal bites, nonvenomous at Terminix - McKinney Branch 2289 in Little Elm, Texas

An employee was performing pest control services at a customer’s house and was bitten on the right hand by the owner’s dog.

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Report: Bitten and struck by animal at Palm Valley Animal Center in Edinburg, Texas

On February 2, 2017, at about 5:00 p.m., an employee was attempting to euthanize a possum when it bit the employee’s right hand and scratched the employee’s right arm. The employee was hospitalized.

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Report: Fall, slip, trip, unspecified at Performance Blasting & Coatings, L.P. in Port Arthur, Texas

An employee was blasting angles inside the cargo tank on the upper level of a scaffold. A 6-inch pipe approximately 24 inches above the scaffold deck was running horizontally behind him. During the process, he stepped backwards, lost his balance and fell backwards over the pipe as pressure remained on the hose. His legs went […]

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