Report: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object at Brookdale Senior Living Inc. in Texarkana, Texas

An employee stepped back and tripped on a coworker’s foot, falling to the ground and injuring her right shoulder. She was hospitalized.

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Report: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment at Helmerich and Payne International Drilling Co. in Kenedy, Texas

The injured employee was assisting another employee to remove a joint of drill pipe from the pipe rack/gull wings by utilizing an extended boom forklift. The rack was in close proximity to the motor sheds. In order to reach the joint of drill pipe, the forklift was positioned at a 45 degree angle from the […]

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Report: Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, unspecified at JO-ANN STORES, INC. in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

An employee was involved in an altercation with another employee and fell suffering a hip injury.

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Report: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. at ESTES EXPRESS LINES CORPORATION in Pineville, Louisiana

An employee was hooking up two pop trailers between two trailers when the neutral gear fell on his right hand.

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Report: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone, unspecified at Longview Bridge and Road in Van, Texas

An employee was paving a highway road and was struck by a cement truck. The truck ran over the employee’s left leg.

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Report: Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person at Walker Engineering, Inc. in Houston, Texas

The injured employee was helping the apprentice install 6 inch rigid conduit. The injured worker was installing the conduit while the apprentice held the pipe. The conduit slipped out of the apprentice’s hands and struck the injured worker’s left hand injuring his finger. The finger was not amputated, but required surgery to repair.

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Report: Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area at Preferred Freezer Services of Houston Express, LLC in Houston, Texas

An employee was preparing a trailer for a semi-truck to hook up to it. When the semi-truck backed up to connect to the trailer, the employee was struck and pushed under the trailer. The employee was hospitalized for injuries to his upper torso and jaw.

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Report: Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. at Unied Parcel Service in Dallas, Texas

An employee was lifting packages off the ground and placing them in a chute. The employee was injured when the packages fell down causing him to lose his balance and fall against an exposed screw on the wall. The employee was hospitalized with an arm injury.

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Report: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet at Electro Acoustics & Video, Inc. in Greenville, Texas

An employee was working on a scaffold and fell approximately 15 feet. The scaffold fell on top of him when he landed on his back.

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Report: Fall while sitting at Healthcare Services Group, Inc. in Marshall, Texas

An employee fainted and fell out of a chair onto the concrete floor suffering back and neck injuries.

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