Report: Ingestion of harmful substance at Linde PLC in Fort Worth, Texas

An employee was holding a small plastic cap in his teeth while preparing to take a carbon dioxide sample. The cap went back into his throat and became lodged in his trachea. The cap eventually became logged in his lung.

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Report: Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker at Cooper Tire & Rubber Company in Texarkana, Arkansas

On August 28, 2019, around 3:30 PM, an employee was pulling a 500-pound cart by hand when he backed into a low guardrail that was approximately 1.5 feet tall. The cart then impacted his leg at the calf and shin. The next day, his calf became swollen and blackish, requiring hospitalization and surgery for a […]

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Report: Exposure through unintentional needlestick or sharp injury at Valet Living, LLC in Dallas, Texas

While operating a trash compactor on a client’s property the injured worker noticed hydraulic fluid on the ground. He had punched the start button on the compactor and it began its cycle. While the compactor was cycling, he looked for the source of the hydraulic leak and in doing so reached forward to touch the […]

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Report: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker at CARDONE INDUSTRIES in Harlingen, Texas

An employee was carrying a gear box weighing approximately 35 pounds when the gear box was dropped on the employee’s thigh, resulting in a blood clot.

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Report: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. at Central Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. in Fredericksburg, Texas

An employee was cutting a tree limb with a chainsaw in an elevated bucket when the limb (after it was cut) fell toward the employee and struck his left forearm, causing a muscle injury.

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Report: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning at HEB LP Kyle No. 00014 in Kyle, Texas

An employee was cleaning a tortilla machine when the employee’s right hand was caught in the gears/chain, causing a muscle injury that required surgery.

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Report: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified at Hirschfeld Industries in San Angelo, Texas

An employee was centering a flange and was struck by a falling clamp resulting in injury to the left hand.

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Report: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object at Walmart Stores, Inc. 3043 in Fort Worth, Texas

An employee was unloading a warehouse truck. While backing out, he tripped over another pallet and fell. His foot/leg was pinned between two pallets resulting in an internal injury to a vein.

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Report: Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources at Cabela's Oklahoma City Retail Store in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

An employee was unloading a truck when he had a seizure during which he fell and broke his nose.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Redi-Mix, LLC in Dallas, Texas

An employee was exiting a vehicle when it started to move, causing him to lose his balance. He fell backward and hit his head on the ground/concrete, busting his eardrum. The parking brake was not engaged at the time of the incident.

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