Report: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet at Efficient Installation System in Leona, Texas

An employee was painting from a scissor lift with a sprayer gun when he fell between 15 and 16 feet from the lift. Fall protection was not worn and the lift’s end door was not closed at the time of the incident.

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Report: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment at BOVINA FEEDERS INC in Farwell, Texas

An employee was roping a horse off when his hand was caught between the rope and a saddle horn, mangling his right thumb.

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Report: Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area at Reece Albert Inc. in Ozona, Texas

An employee was attempting to get on a moving aggregate spreader when the employee slipped and the tire ran over the employee’s right foot. The employee’s right foot was injured and required surgery.

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Report: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified at Bison Energy Services, LLC in Alex, Oklahoma

An employee was attempting to jump over a pipe that was being lowered into a bell hole when the employee hit the pipe. The pipe then fell and struck the employee’s lower abdomen and hip.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Tinker Air Force Base in Midwest City, Oklahoma

An employee tripped over an aircraft grounding cord while exiting a scissor lift and fell onto an apparatus near the aircraft and the floor surface. The employee was hospitalized for leg and hip injuries.

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Report: Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified at Ranger Fire, Inc. in Houston, Texas

An employee fell down an unmarked, open elevator shaft, hitting the ground and sustaining a back injury that required surgery.

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Report: Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c. at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas, Texas

An employee was walking a patient in the ICU when the patient fainted and fell on the employee. The employee’s leg was twisted, requiring surgery.

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Report: Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c. at Grocers Supply Wholesale LLC in Coppell, Texas

An employee was operating an electric pallet jack when he lost control of the jack and it ran over his right foot, injuring it.

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Report: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation at Corpus Christi Army Depot in Corpus Christi, Texas

An employee was operating a lathe in a tool and die shop when a lanyard around his neck was caught by the lathe. He was pulled in and was struck by the handle. The employee sustained torso, lower back, and posterior head trauma resulting in hospitalization.

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Report: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. at Jindal Films, Americas, LLC in Shawnee, Oklahoma

An employee was inspecting the MDO rolls for wrapper film when his hand was caught between the rotating MDO rolls.

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