Report: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. at DMG Construction, LLC in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

On 7/19/17, an employee was dismantling a scaffold and removed a brace when the scaffold’s end frame fell on his back and pushed him over. He suffered a back injury and was hospitalized.

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Report: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. at NEW ORLEANS COLD STORAGE AND WAREHOUSE COMPANY LTD in New Orleans, Louisiana

An employee was breaking a truck seal when the dock door cable failed, causing the door to fall and strike him on the back. He suffered back and knee injuries.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at ALLIED STEEL CONSTRUCTION CO. in Tecumseh, Oklahoma

An employee was climbing a ladder when it slipped out from beneath him. He fell and injured both ankles, requiring hospitalization.

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Report: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet at Onofre Reyes in Richmond, Texas

On July 11, 2017, an employee was installing thermal materials on top of a newly constructed metal building when the employee fell 11 feet to the ground, suffering severe back injuries that required hospitalization.

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Report: Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident at Walmart Logistics in New Braunfels, Texas

An employee was reversing a forklift when his hand was caught between a rack support beam and the overhead cage of the forklift, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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Report: Fall on same level due to slipping at Terminix in San Antonio, Texas

An employee was providing a residential interior flea treatment when the employee slipped on a wet floor and fell back onto a stair tread, suffering a lower back injury.

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Report: Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode at FedEx Ground in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

An employee was bending to pick up a box when he felt a sharp pain in his back and blacked out.

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Report: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet at PCL Construction in Shreveport, Louisiana

An employee was helping to pick up lumber from an overturned 18-wheeler on the interstate. The employee was standing on a bundle of lumber when the load shifted and catapulted the employee 4 to 6 feet in the air. He landed on and injured his neck.

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Report: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment at Well-Foam Inc. in Odessa, Texas

An employee was loading pipes onto a trailer when his left hand was caught between a pipe and the trailer, injuring his thumb and his index and middle fingers.

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Report: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified at Asscoiated Wholesale Grocers in Pearl River, Louisiana

An employee was struck by a dock lift while stepping off a long jack, injuring the left leg.

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