Report: Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway at Texoma Millwright and Welding, Inc. in Bokchito, Oklahoma

An employee was clearing grass along a ditch using a side-by-side mower. One of the mower’s tires went into the ditch line, causing the mower to flip. It struck the employee in the back, injuring two lumbar vertebrae. He was hospitalized for surgery.

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Report: Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet at Rio Verde Framing LLC in Allen, Texas

An employee was installing exterior handrails on the fourth floor of a multi-family residential building under construction when the employee fell approximately 40 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with leg and back injuries.

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Report: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified at Jordan Foster Construction in El Paso, Texas

An employee was waiting to help guide a concrete barrier as it was moved. The barrier struck his left foot, injuring it.

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Report: Fall on same level, n.e.c. at US Ecology Texas, Inc. in Robstown, Texas

An employee was helping a loader operator transfer catalyst from a bin into a roll-off box when the bin came off the loader’s forks and fell on the ground. The employee was standing next to the bin when it fell and attempted to get out of the way, falling down in the process. The employee […]

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at ParkUSA in Houston, Texas

An employee was on a ladder using an air hose to blow off a break tank when the employee fell from the ladder, suffering a hip injury.

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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at Costco Wholesale in Arlington, Texas

An employee was sanitizing shopping carts in front of a building. She fell from a cement curb, suffering injuries to her left leg. She was hospitalized.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at INTERNATIONAL PAPER in Amarillo, Texas

An employee was attempting to climb into a railcar when he slipped and fell, hitting his face on a roll of paper and injuring his neck.

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Report: Overexertion in lifting-multiple episodes at Tyson Poultry, Inc. in Carthage, Texas

An employee had been stacking boxes and started having chest pains. The employee was hospitalized and had cardiac related surgery.

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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at Pilot Travel Centers, LLC in Roland, Oklahoma

An employee was climbing down a ladder when she missed the last step and impacted the floor, severely injuring her tibia and kneecap.

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Report: Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment at Bolner's Fiesta Products in San Antonio, Texas

An employee was found under a pile of racks, pallets, and salt after a rack in the warehouse broke and fell on the employee. He suffered ACL and tibia injuries.

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