Report: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object at MERCY HOSPITAL in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

An employee was cleaning a restroom. He discovered water spots on the floor in one of the stalls and placed a caution sign on the floor. As he was about to get a mop, he tripped over the sign and fell to the floor, suffering facial contusions and neck strain. He was hospitalized, undergoing spine […]

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Primoris T&D West in Mineral Wells, Texas

An employee fell from a truck and sustained back pain.

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Report: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire at Cactus Drilling Company in Orla, Texas

A hose, pressurized at 9,000 psi, ruptured while being tested. An employee’s left tibia was injured.

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Report: Pedestrian vehicular incident, unspecified at Allied Universal Security in Laredo, Texas

An employee was doing a security patrol when a vehicle struck him, injuring his lower body.

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Report: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified at RGV Gin Company, LLC in Harlingen, Texas

An employee was processing cotton modules when a module injured his right foot.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Beacon Roofing Supply in Buda, Texas

An employee was loading bundles of shingles onto a two-story home when he lost his footing and fell to the lower surface. He suffered back and knee injuries.

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Report: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle at Replacement Parts Inc. in Plaquemine, Louisiana

An employee was on a ladder attempting to put a belt on an exhaust fan when the fan began spinning. The pulley popped out and hit him on the head, knocking him off the ladder. He suffered a cervical spinal cord injury.

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Report: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified at Cowtown Materials in Midland, Texas

An employee helping to unload a telehandler had his hand caught between the telehandler’s carriage and the wall board.

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Report: Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet at BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. in Houston, Texas

An employee was working in a customer’s attic above the second story. The employee fell two stories through the ceiling and landed on the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with a shoulder injury.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Octavio Flores in Coppell, Texas

An employee was climbing a ladder with a pack of shingles when he fell off the ladder and landed on a pallet, injuring his back.

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