Report: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment at Unit Drilling Company in Midland, Texas

An employee was unpinning a stand pipe to reposition it when his knee was trapped between the stand pipe and a substructure, causing soft tissue damage.

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Report: Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area at Tex-isle, Inc in George West, Texas

An employee was gathering work materials and was struck by a forklift that was backing up resulting in injury to both legs.

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Report: Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface at Hallmark Cards in Burleson, Texas

An employee had just put trash into the compactor and stumbled on an uneven floor surface causing the employee to fall. The employee suffered right-side injuries to the hip, shoulder and elbow.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Magic Valley Concrete in Brownsville, Texas

An employee fell from the tire of a front-end loader while performing maintenance on the vehicle, injuring his back and head.

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Report: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet at MARIO SINACOLA & SONS EXCAVATING INC. in Mckinney, Texas

An employee was walking on top of a bridge beam when he was bumped off by a forklift. He fell 10 feet and injured his right humerus.

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Report: Fall on same level, unspecified at Dillard's Inc. in The Woodlands, Texas

An employee was putting away clothes when she fell and injured her right hip, requiring hospitalization.

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Report: Nonclassifiable at Ceres Gulf Inc in Pasadena, Texas

An employee was driving a utility tractor when he passed out and struck his head on a hatch cover lid and the inside of the tractor cab.

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Report: Struck against stationary object or equipment, unspecified at Mid Cities Erectors in Dfw Airport, Texas

An employee was operating a boom lift. While the employee was in the boom lift basket, the basket came into contact with a steel beam, which struck the employee’s head and face.

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Report: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. at National Oilwell Varco in Houston, Texas

An employee was rolling a 15-foot pipe on a table to coat it with oil when it rolled off the table and struck him in the right knee, requiring surgery.

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Report: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified at Sherwood Construction in Kellyville, Oklahoma

An employee was conducting maintenance on a conveyor that was locked and tagged out when a metal plate that is operated by a pneumatic cylinder closed and caught the employee’s left arm. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

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