Report: Stings and venomous bites at American Crime in Round Rock, Texas

A worker was hospitalized for a fire ant bite.

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Report: Stings and venomous bites at Precision Drilling in Pecos, Texas

An employee was bitten by a rattle snake on the right index finger.

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Report: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode at Oxy Vinyls in La Porte, Texas

On August 21, 2015, at 8:30 p.m., an employee was starting a pump when an expansion joint failed, releasing sulfuric acid into the atmosphere. The employee inhaled sulfuric acid fumes as he was evacuating the area. He was hospitalized.

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Report: Stings and venomous bites at EPSA USA Products, Inc. in Porter, Texas

An employee’s finger was bitten by a venomous snake while attempting to search for a welding pipe. The employee was hospitalized.

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Report: Stings and venomous bites at Hutchins Telecom in Fort Knox, Kentucky

An employee reached into an open trench to straighten some conduit and was bitten on the left-hand finger by a venomous snake.

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Report: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode at Benedictine Ministries in Boerne, Texas

Two employees were power washing the interior of a bath house with a fuel powered pressure washer. The door was shut and the employees were overcome by carbon monoxide. The employees were admitted to the hospital.

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Report: Stings and venomous bites at Nunley Brothers Ranch in Alpine, Texas

An employee was bitten by a rattlesnake while working in a pasture.

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Report: Inhalation of harmful substance, unspecified at ARAMARK in Corpus Christi, Texas

Employee was hospitalized due to exposure to chemical vapors/gases when working in the kitchen.

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Report: Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified at E.R. Carpenter, L.P. in Temple, Texas

Employee opened up a strainer within a processing line that was not de-energized, causing approximately 2000 gallons of TDI to spill out. The employee and two others were sent to the hospital. Two were treated and released, while the employee directly exposed was hospitalized.

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Report: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue at Trimac Transportation in Houston, Texas

Employee was offloading customer hoses at facility and attempted to remove the cap off of a hose. The hose still maintained some pressure, and when the employee removed the cap, Styrene splashed onto the employee’s face and midsection. The employee was sent to the hospital and was admitted overnight.

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