Report: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified at Cooper Consolidated, LLC in La Place, Louisiana

An employee was changing the air can on a crane swing drum when the drum turned and caught the employee’s right hand between it and a beam bracket. The bracket runs across the drum.

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Report: Slip or trip without fall, unspecified at United Parcel Service in Marrero, Louisiana

An employee was delivering packages when he lost footing while going down some steps. He tried to catch himself by grabbing onto the stair rail and injured the two middle fingers on his left hand.

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Report: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment at CLW, Inc. in Livingston, Texas

An employee changing out a belt on a trimmer was struck by the machine’s door when it disengaged from the position in which it was propped, causing injury to the employee’s left hand requiring surgery.

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Report: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning at The Pallet Place, LLC in Van, Texas

An employee was attempting to clear a machine jam when his right middle finger was caught between the machine’s belt and pulley, requiring hospitalization. The machine was running at the time.

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Report: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet at Trinity Crushed Concrete in Bryan, Texas

An employee was directing the loading of a truck trailer and fell off the truck approximately 12 feet to the ground, injuring his back.

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Report: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment at Mammoet USA South, Inc in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

An employee was un-tensioning a chain that was used to secure a crane counterweight to a trailer deck when the chain rolled and pinched the employee’s left index fingertip between it and the counterweight. The employee’s nailbed and ligament were damaged, requiring surgery.

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Report: Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area at WhiteStar Logistics in Garland, Texas

An employee’s right foot was run over by a forklift that was backing up, requiring surgery.

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Report: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation at FASCAST, INC. in Tulsa, Oklahoma

An employee was standing on the rail of the mega mixer. The employee was crossing over the rails and slipped. The employee’s right foot was struck by the mega mixer and pinned between the wheel and rail.

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Report: Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet at Brace Integrated Services, Inc. in Franklin, Texas

An employee was receiving scaffold materials up to the 21st floor via an engineered opening in the scaffold flooring. The employee fell approximately 14 feet through a gap in the scaffold flooring. The employee struck his head in the fall and was hospitalized. The employee was not tied off at the time.

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Report: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object at McDonalds in Harrah, Oklahoma

An employee was exiting the cooler room, tripped on a bun tray on the floor and fell resulting in a back injury that required surgery and hospitalization.

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