Report: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle at Primoris T & D in Winters, Texas

An employee was working in the field where a tornado had destroyed 4 to 5 substructures. The employee was marking lines with tape when a wire was freed and sprung up, striking and injuring the employee’s back.

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Report: Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified at Walmart Supercenter #1198 in San Antonio, Texas

An employee tripped while pulling carts and landed on the ground, injuring the left shoulder.

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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at Nucor Steel Longview, LLC in Longview, Texas

An employee was going to step up on an 11- to 12-inch rail to measure a piece of steel when he slipped off and fell, injuring his hip.

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Report: Nonclassifiable at H-E-B, LP in Weslaco, Texas

An employee was selecting a grocery order using a double pallet truck. The employee’s hand became caught between the handle bar of the pallet truck and a product pallet. The employee sustained an injury to the right thumb.

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Report: Fall while sitting at CHI St. Joseph Health System in Bryan, Texas

An employee went to sit down on a computer chair when it rolled away from the employee. The employee fell to the ground and hit her head.

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Report: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode at Harcros Chemicals, Inc. in Dallas, Texas

An employee was using a forklift to unload a pallet of 55-gallon drums from a tractor trailer. A 55-gallon drum containing hydrofluoric acid was leaking and the acid was released into the air. The employee was hospitalized for exposure to the acid including lung and throat injuries.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Pay and Save Inc. in Anthony, Texas

An employee was removing two stacked pallets from a truck while standing on a scissor lift. The top pallet of product fell and struck the employee knocking him to the ground. The employee sustained injuries to his head, back, arms and legs.

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Report: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment at Republic National Distributing Company in Jefferson, Louisiana

An employee was operating a reach lift and caught his foot between the lift and a piece of equipment.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at McCoy Building Supply Millwork in New Braunfels, Texas

An employee was on top of a platform ladder near the door jam section of the facility. The ladder fell over and the employee suffered injuries to the shoulder.

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Report: Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. at Eastham Enterprises Inc. in Yantis, Texas

An employee was installing cable. A saddle fell and hit him knocking him backwards. He landed on a rock on his back and suffered a spine injury.

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