Report: Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified at North Star Dairy, LLC in Hereford, Texas

An employee was crossing from one side of a work site to another side in a work gator when he was struck by a pickup truck. The employee was hospitalized for a head injury requiring surgery.

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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at Propell American, LLC in Granbury, Texas

An employee was attempting to remove a part from a fracking unit using a torque wrench and a socket. The socket broke in half and the employee slipped and fell to the ground, hitting his head. He suffered a small skull fracture and brain bleeding, requiring hospitalization.

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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at Frito Lay, Inc. in Lubbock, Texas

An employee was delivering snacks to a site location. He climbed into his trailer and was removing a support bar when he fell head first to the ground, fracturing his skull, lacerating his head, and suffering a concussion.

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Report: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle at Tyson Foods Inc. in Springdale, Arkansas

An employee was attempting to change a motor on an air compressor unit that was non-operational. As he attempted to disconnect the air hose, the coupler blew apart and struck him in the back of the head. He suffered multiple fractures and head trauma.

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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at Priefert Manufacturing in Mount Pleasant, Texas

An employee was tarping a load of steel on a semi-trailer when he fell 3.5 feet from the trailer to the concrete pavement below, suffering a scalp laceration, skull fracture, and brain hemorrhage.

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Report: Struck against stationary object or equipment, unspecified at Western Dairy Transport, LLC in Stephenville, Texas

An employee was underneath a tanker trailer checking the 5th wheel hook up and struck the back of his head. The employee was hospitalized for a concussion and skull fracture.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Roscoe Properties, Inc. in Houston, Texas

An employee fell from a ladder while installing new HVAC units. The employee sustained a fractured skull and brain swelling, two fractured vertebrae, a displaced sternum, and fractured ribs.

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Report: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet at St. Francis Hospital South in Tulsa, Oklahoma

An employee was fixing a light ballast when he fell approximately 6 feet from his ladder to the ground below, suffering a skull fracture, brain bleeding, two broken ribs, a spinal fracture, and amnesia.

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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at Gulf Coast Express Carriers, Inc. in Geismar, Louisiana

An employee was loading his trailer when he heard a hissing sound. He climbed the ladder to check the dome of the trailer, tightened the bolts and began to climb down the ladder. As he attempted to put his foot down on the second rung, he lost his footing and fell to the concrete below, […]

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Report: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet at Morgan Mechanical Services, LLC in Denham Springs, Louisiana

An employee working from a ladder at an elevation of approximately 8′ fell from the ladder onto a carpeted floor and struck his head and back. He was admitted to the hospital with a skull fracture and cranial bleeding.

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