Report: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified at GE/Wabtec Manufacturing Solutions in Fort Worth, Tx

An employee was putting a 120-pound piece of scrap steel plate into a scrap bin. The piece fell onto the employee’s right foot, causing ligament damage.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Austin Truck and Machinery, LLC in New Braunfels, Texas

An employee was walking down steps when he fell to the cement ground, suffering ligament damage to his knee.

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Report: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. at Nutrien Ag Solutions in Dumas, Texas

An employee was performing maintenance on a wheel loader (front-end loader) and removed an access plate to the bottom of the engine compartment. After the fasteners were removed, the access plate fell to the floor and crushed the employee’s forearm between the plate and the floor. The employee suffered damage to the muscle and connective […]

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Report: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified at REO Logistics, Inc. in Freeport, Texas

Employees were moving a 500- to 600-pound shaker that was about 6 feet tall and 4 feet in diameter. As the employees were loading the shaker into the bed of a truck, it fell over and struck a temporary employee in the left knee. The employee suffered muscle damage.

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Report: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. at UniFirst Holdings, Inc. in Lubbock, Texas

An employee was investigating a problem with a pants press when it trapped his hand, damaging tendons. He was hospitalized.

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Report: Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. at Nebraska Furniture Mart in The Colony, Texas

An employee was driving a loaded stock picker down an aisle. The loaded product struck a support beam and swung around, pinning the employee against the front of the stock picker. The employee suffered damaged tendons in the right leg.

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Report: Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode at Healthcare Services Group, Inc. in Fort Worth, Texas

An employee was pulling laundry out of a washer when she heard a pop in her left arm. She had suffered a strain or tear in the arm.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Cal-Main Foods Inc. Complex 2 in Pittsburg, Texas

A temporary employee was on a ladder cleaning a transfer when the employee slipped off the ladder and caught an arm in a pusher chain. The employee suffered a left triceps injury.

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Report: Struck by animal, unspecified at Texas Packing in San Angelo, Texas

An employee was moving cows from one pen to another when a cow hit him in the leg. His leg became swollen and his leg/knee tendons were injured, requiring surgery.

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Report: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified at Hamman Excavating, Inc. in Portland, Texas

An employee was checking a truck out of the site and gave the driver his manifest ticket. The employee turned around to go to a guard shack. The truck driver may have turned his wheels too tight and ended up striking the employee’s legs with the truck’s rear tires. The employee suffered soft tissue injuries.

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