Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at INGRAM READYMIX in Missouri City, Texas

An employee was getting off the truck after washing it down. The employee fell to the concrete ground and landed on his right knee, sustaining a knee injury.

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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at E.L. Farmer & Company in Odessa, Texas

An employee was on an A-frame ladder replacing a light on top of his truck when he fell approximately 3.5 feet to the ground below. The employee hit his head and hip.

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Report: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet at Vasq Sheetmetal LLC in Frisco, Texas

An employee was on a scaffold and fell approximately 6 feet to ground resulting in a leg injury.

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Report: Struck by discharged or flying object, unspecified at Southland Contracting, Inc. in Kerens, Texas

An employee was attempting to remove a metal wedge from a tall tunnel boring machine when pressure from the equipment caused the wedge to strike the employee’s face, injuring the right cheek and nose.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Air Cybernetics Inc. in Kilgore, Texas

An employee was climbing up a 10-foot ladder when he lost his balance and fell to the ground, injuring his left wrist and right eye.

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Report: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet at Performance Contractors, Inc. in Alvin, Texas

An employee was working on a modified scaffold preparing to install an I-beam and fell approximately 9 feet to the concrete ground. The employee suffered a head and back injury.

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Report: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified at Citgo Refining & Chemicals in Corpus Christi, Texas

An employee was struck by a company vehicle while taking out the trash, suffering a knee injury.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Owen Adams, LP in Carrollton, Texas

An employee was on an 8-foot step ladder using a saw to cut sheathing for fireplace pipes and a firestop when he stepped onto a piece of wood that was not load bearing and fell to the ground level. He injured his head, left hand, and ribs.

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Report: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning at Advanced Lumberworks, LLC in Douglassville, Texas

An employee was fixing a chain and unjamming an edger machine when the machine was turned on. The employee’s right hand was pulled into the machine, injuring the back of the right hand and the right wrist.

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Report: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet at Caddis Fabrication in Dallas, Texas

An employee was using a cutting torch to disassemble a metal staircase. The stringer became loose, causing the landing to begin shaking, and the employee lost his balance and fell 9 to 12 feet. He suffered injuries to his head and right shoulder.

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