Report: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object at Hydradyne, LLC in Fort Worth, Texas

Employees were near a hydraulic power unit that was slipping off a forklift. As the employees attempted to get out of the way, they tripped over other equipment and fell. One employee sustained a knee injury. The second employee sustained a head laceration.

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Report: Multiple types of overexertions and bodily reactions at Swift Transportation Co. Inc. in Slidell, Louisiana

An employee was picking up a box from the floor of the trailer when he saw another box falling toward him and stepped back to avoid it. The employee felt a pop in the lower back and a sharp pain.

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Report: Fall on same level, n.e.c. at JOHNSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER in Clarksville, Arkansas

While walking an employee’s knee gave out. The employee fell and twisted her leg.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Burnco Texas LLC in Savoy, Texas

An employee was on the trailer when he was struck by the tarp on the truck and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a right hip ball joint injury.

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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at Marten Transport Ltd. in Desoto, Texas

An employee missed a step and fell from a stationary semi-truck injuring their back.

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Report: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified at Nogales Produce in Dallas, Texas

An employee was trying to remove a trash can from a certain spot. When he attempted to move a pallet jack out the way, it ran over his right foot.

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Report: Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area at CVS Pharmacy in Houston, Texas

An employee observed a shoplifter with stolen merchandise and confronted the shoplifter as he entered his car. The shoplifter put the car in reverse with the door open and quickly backed out of the parking lot. The door struck the employee, injuring the employee’s head and back.

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Report: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation at ZINSMEYER MECHANICAL & WELDING, INC. in Castroville, Texas

An employee was fabricating a piece of sheet metal on a press when the press brake came down on the employee’s right hand.

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Report: Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area at Waste Pro of Natchez, Inc. in Sicily Island, Louisiana

Two employees were collecting trash. When the first employee backed the truck up to a trash container, the second employee’s right pinky finger was pinched between the truck and the container.

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Report: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet at Strategic Construction, LTD. in Portland, Texas

An employee was coming down a ladder when he slipped and fell approximately 9 ft. injuring his left leg and arm and requiring hospitalization.

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