Report: Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached at S & M Businesses, Inc. in Cedar Park, Texas An employee was working near the boom of a wheel loader. Hydraulic pressure was lost and the boom came down on him, pinning him against the loader. He suffered head and arm injuries and was hospitalized. Read More
Report: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet at COASTAL BRIDGE in Convent, Louisiana An employee was climbing down a ladder on a stationary horizontal tank that was 10 feet above the ground. He fell off the ladder to the ground 6 to 8 feet below, injuring his back. Read More
Report: Overexertion in lifting-single episode at Academy Sports and Outdoor Stores in Katy, Texas An employee collapsed after lifting a boat and was hospitalized with a cervical spine injury. Read More
Report: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment at STRIKE, LLC in La Pryor, Texas An employee’s hand was caught and injured between a pipe and a wooden skid, with an excavator applying pressure. Read More
Report: Explosion, n.e.c. at AAA Rent All in Hammond, Louisiana After being removed from a charger, a dead forklift battery exploded in an employee’s face. The battery acid caused an eye injury. Read More
Report: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified at Martin Brower in Roanoke, Texas An employee was standing next to his pallet jack when another employee’s pallet jack hit him, injuring his left ankle/foot. Read More
Report: Other animal bites, nonvenomous at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE in Port Arthur, Texas A mail carrier was attacked by two pit bulls at a house, suffering injuries to the right forearm, left forearm, left hand, and left ring finger. Read More
Report: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified at Building Plastics, Inc. in Fort Worth, Texas An forklift ran over an employee’s right foot, injuring it. Read More
Report: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment at LYONDELLBASELL in Westlake, Louisiana An employee was installing a piece of equipment that was being lifted by a mobile crane. The equipment shifted, striking the employee on the right hand and injuring it. Read More
Report: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle at Paco Steel of Arkansas in Armorel, Arkansas An employee was loading a railcar. While loading the last coil the band broke and struck the employee. The employee was knocked down and sustained an elbow injury. Read More