Report: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet at Four Way Association Ginning in Seagraves, Texas

An employee was climbing an extension ladder to the top of a seed barn when he fell 15 feet to the ground, injuring his right elbow. He was hospitalized.

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Report: Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs at American Airlines in Fort Worth, Texas

An employee was walking upstairs when she tripped and fell, injuring her shoulder.

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Report: Struck by object or equipment rolling freely at LEM Construction Company, Inc. in Richmond, Texas

An employee was working in an excavation, tightening flange bolts on a pipe, while an excavator operator was changing the excavator bucket nearby. The bucket came loose, hit the ground, and rolled approximately 10 feet into the excavation, striking the employee and pinning him underneath it. He suffered a lower leg injury.

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Report: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet at Britt Trucking Company in Seminole, Texas

An employee was setting up a drilling rig when he fell approximately 14 feet off the substructure. He suffered damaged vertebrae and a cranium laceration, requiring hospitalization.

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Report: Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving at Circle K in Houston, Texas

An employee was sitting in her office when a recently terminated employee came into the office and attacked her. The employee received injuries to the head and face.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at The Holbrook Company in Grand Prairie, Texas

An employee was operating a truck and fell while descending the ladder backwards (i.e., while facing away from the ladder) sustaining face and back injuries.

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Report: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. at Allied Waste Services of Fort Worth, LLC in Euless, Texas

An employee was standing beside his truck while a truck next to him was emptying a roll-off container. The door of the roll-off container opened and struck the employee on the lower back. The employee was hospitalized.

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Report: Explosion, unspecified at Lining & Coating Solutions, LLC in Blytheville, Arkansas

An employee was installing a lining in a pipe that was operating when the inverter blew up and a piece of equipment struck the employee’s face.

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Report: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet at Benjamin Franklin Plumbing in Fort Worth, Texas

An employee was inspecting a water heater in the attic of a residence and fell 8 feet when the ladder gave way, landing on his back.

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Report: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet at Sunshine Electronic Display in Houston, Texas

An employee was installing a sign for a newly constructed gas station and was using a 14-foot extension ladder along with some hand tools. When he began to descend the ladder, it slid to the side. He then fell 12 feet to the ground below and injured his back, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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