Report: Fall on same level due to slipping at CLW, Inc Cleveland in Cleveland, Texas

An employee slipped and fell while pulling a hose, striking his head on the ground and suffering head and neck injuries.

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Report: Fall on same level due to slipping at Altman Plants in Balch Springs, Texas

While cleaning and watering plants in a nursing area, an employee slipped on a piece of a plant on the floor and suffered a left knee injury.

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Report: Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified at Coca Cola Bottling Co. in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

An employee was operating an electric pallet jack that collided with another forklift. The employee’s lower left foot was injured on the other forklift’s forks.

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Report: Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object at Spherion Temp Agency in Harahan, Louisiana

A temporary employee was parking a pallet jack and stepped off the jack when it rolled on top of his right foot, pinning it against a guardrail. He suffered pain in his right foot.

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Report: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle at TOFV, LLC in Victoria, Texas

An employee was working in an oil lube area and pulled on a bungie cord attached to an oil drain pan stand. The cord dislodged a flat tip screwdriver that was in the nipple valve of the oil drain pan. The screwdriver flew and hit the employee in the eye, causing an injury that required […]

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Report: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle at Occidental Petroleum Corporation in Pecos, Texas

An employee was bleeding down injection lines, using a 36-inch pipe wrench, to let hydrates thaw overnight. A valve was opened and pressure (about 900 psi) was released, causing a section of pipe to come loose and strike the employee’s leg above the knee. He was hospitalized.

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Report: Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified at Gutier LLC in Humble, Texas

On April 17, 2019, at about 7:50 a.m., an employee was working on a roof measuring a section to be cut out and replaced when the employee fell through the roof inside the building. The employee was hospitalized with head and spinal injuries.

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Report: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment at International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. in Carrollton, Texas

An employee was manually adjusting the battery on a forklift in order to add water when the battery shifted unexpectedly due to the forklift’s position on an uneven floor. The employee’s finger became caught between the top of the battery and the forklift structure.

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Report: Fall on same level, n.e.c. at American News Company LLC in Corpus Christi, Texas

An employee was moving totes full of magazines out of his truck. The tool he was using got stuck and flung him forward; his knee struck the floor and was injured.

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Report: Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified at Hostetler Roofing, LLC in Texarkana, Arkansas

An employee was rolling up warning line on a roof when he fell through a skylight to the floor. His lower back was injured and he was hospitalized.

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