Abilene Texas – Machine Injury & Accidents

Abilene, Texas is a city in Taylor and Newton counties with a population of approximately 120,000. It is located about 100 miles northeast of Dallas and is part of the Abilene metropolitan area. Abilene is known for its cattle ranching and oil production. The city has one primary industry, which is machinery manufacturing.

According to the National Safety Council (NSC), there are an estimated 5,000 heavy machine-related injuries annually in the United States.

Despite this statistic, Abilene has a relatively low rate of machine accidents when compared to other U.S. cities. In 2009, the NSC reported that Abilene had only 2.11 accidents per 10,000 workers, which was lower than some other large cities such as Houston (5.39), New York City (4.38), and Chicago (3.87).

The main causes of machine accidents in Abilene are typically related to user error or malfunctions of machines. Many of these accidents occur during the startup or shutdown phases of machinery, when operators are not properly trained or familiar with how the equipment works. Other common causes include slips, trips and falls; contact with

Manufacturing Companies

Abilene is home to a diverse mix of manufacturing companies, from small businesses to multinational corporations. Here are five of the biggest manufacturing companies in Abilene:

Abimar Foods, Inc.
Ab-Tex Beverage, Ltd.
Rentech Boiler Services, Inc.
Tige Boats, Inc.
Lee Dill, Inc.
Pine Street Salvage Co.
Abilene AG Service & Supply, Inc.

Petrosmith Drilling, LP
Zachry Associates, Inc.
Beall Construction Company, Inc.
Hartmann’s, Inc.
Incounters, Inc.
Bwj Metalworks, LLC
Strong Ready Mix, Ltd.

Machinery Accidents

Machinery accidents can happen to anyone, regardless of their experience or training. That’s why it’s important to be aware of the risks involved with using machinery, and to take the necessary precautions to prevent accidents from happening. If you have been injured in a machinery accident in Abilene, Texas, contact an experienced machinery accident lawyer as quickly as possible. These accidents can result in serious injuries, and the sooner you can get legal help, the better.

There have been a number of machinery accidents that have caused serious injury or death. Here is a list of Abilene accidents:

AccidentDate	Employer	City	State	Description	Injury	Body Part	Event	Injury Source	Other Injury Source
06/11/2021	CAE-USA-Tampa, Inc.	Abilene	Tx	An employee's left middle finger was crushed.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Nonclassifiable	Nonclassifiable
01/09/2021	Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages	Abilene	Tx	An employee was removing a sled attachment from his pallet jack. The sled fell on his right hand resulting in amputation of his middle fingertip.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.	Vehicle and mobile equipment parts	Pallet jack-powered
26/08/2021	BWJ Metal Works, LLC	Abilene	Tx	An employee was picking up a pipe from a plasma table. The pipe slipped out of her hand, catching it against the plasma table. The employee suffered an amputation to the right middle fingertip.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker	Pipes, ducts, tubing
19/05/2021	BWJ Metal Works	Abilene	Tx	An employee was repairing a sand blaster machine. After the sand blaster was reassembled, the employee then turned on the generator to check the pressure. The employee went back to check the drum and air was escaping. The employee noticed that the hose was slipping off. The employee grabbed the hose and it slipped off and struck the employee on the left side of the head resulting in a laceration and a swollen left eye.	Cuts, lacerations	Head	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.	Hoses	Sandblasters-powered
03/05/2021	Integrity Wireline	Abilene	Tx	An employee was handling a pipe and amputated the tips of their right ring and middle fingers.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment	Pipes, ducts, tubing
03/05/2021	Integrity Wireline	Abilene	Tx	An employee was using a setting tool when their right middle and ring fingers were caught between the sleeve and the mandrel of the tool, resulting in an injury.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects	Nonclassifiable
16/03/2021	Pactiv LLC	Abilene	Tx	An employee was starting up a thermoforming machine. As the employee threaded a plastic sheet through an oven, his fingers were pinched in a nip point created by the oven chain as it indexed. He suffered a partial amputation to the right ring finger and a laceration to the right middle finger.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.	Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery
07/01/2021	Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc	Abilene	Ks	An employee's hand was burned by hot oil in a fryer.	Heat (thermal) burns	Hand(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances	Fats, oils, cooking greases
06/01/2021	Automatic Fire Protection Inc.	Abilene	Tx	An employee tripped on a brick retaining wall and fell to the ground, suffering fractures to the right radius and ulna.	Fractures	Forearm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces	Walls
17/10/2020	Abimar Foods	Abilene	Tx	An employee was trying to fix a feeding issue on a wrapper machine. The feeding mechanism pinched the employee's right middle finger, amputating the fingertip.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
29/09/2020	PetroChoice Holdings, LLC	Abilene	Ks	An employee was leaving from the rear of a box truck. As he exited the box, the roll-up door dropped and pinched his left ring and middle fingertips against the truck's deck. The fingertips were amputated.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle	Delivery truck or van
21/05/2020	Mister Car Wash	Abilene	Texas	An employee was fixing leaks in and around reverse osmosis equipment when he was exposed to the exhaust of a high pressure washer. He became ill and collapsed due to carbon monoxide poisoning.	Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode	Carbon monoxide	Power washers
29/04/2020	Great Plains Manufacturing	Abilene	Kansas	An employee was using a press to bend a piece to a 90-degree angle. When the die came down, the piece did not bend 90 percent as it was supposed to, so the employee lifted the die, held the piece with both hands, and activated the press with the foot pedal. The press die then amputated the employee's thumbs from the middle of the nail to the tip.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Presses, except printing
01/04/2020	Abilmar Foods	Abilene	Texas	An employee was moving a trough full of dough into a secondary mixer when his right hand slipped and his right index finger was caught between the locking mechanism and the trough, resulting in an amputation of his right index fingertip.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects	Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
10/02/2020	Fed Ex	Abilene	Texas	An employee was trying to remove a cat from a warehouse. The cat bit the employee's knuckle.	Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous	Cats, felines-domestic
18/09/2019	BRIDGESTONE BANDAG, LLC	Abilene	Texas	During their work shift, three employees were involved in horseplay that progressed into an altercation. One employee threw a pair of scissors at another employee, puncturing his arm and causing vascular and muscular damage. The injured employee was hospitalized and had surgery.	Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds	Arm(s)	Intentional injury by other person, n.e.c.	Co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker	Scissors, snips, shears-nonpowered
26/08/2019	Street Foundation Drilling	Abilene	Texas	An employee was grabbing an overhead cable to pull himself up when the metal cable lacerated his fingers.	Cuts, lacerations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.	Wire, cables-nonelectrical
20/03/2019	Coca Cola Soutwest Beverages	Abilene	Texas	An employee was attaching hooks and a sling to remove a battery. The hook came loose from the connection to the battery and swung, striking the employee who sustained a leg fracture.	Fractures	Leg(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.	Material and personnel handling machinery
15/01/2019	Luther Construction Company, Inc.	Abilene	Texas	An employee was sawing a board when the saw kicked the board back. The saw blade contacted the employee's left hand, lacerating it and amputating the ring finger.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment	Sawing machinery-stationary
14/01/2019	Tige Boats, Inc.	Abilene	Texas	Six employees on night shift were attempting to put out a fire in one of the buildings when they were overcome by the heavy smoke. Two of the employees were hospitalized.	Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia	BODY SYSTEMS	Other structural fire without collapse	Building
21/06/2018	Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages, LLC	Abilene	Texas	An employee was turning around a riding pallet jack. The employee's left leg became pinned between the jack and the bottom rail of a storage rack, and the employee suffered a broken lower leg.	Fractures	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident	Pallet jack-powered	Racks-garment and other
02/05/2018	Walmart Stores	Abilene	Texas	An employee lost balance while operating a vacuum cleaner and fell on her left side, breaking her left hip and requiring hospitalization.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.	Floor
05/04/2018	VIP Sports Getaway	Abilene	Texas	An employee was cleaning a flower bed and was bitten by a rattlesnake on the left index finger. He was hospitalized.	Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites	Venomous snakes
13/02/2018	Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy, LLC	Abilene	Texas	An employee was at the front counter and collapsed, hitting her head on the counter resulting in a knot and contusion on the forehead.	Bruises, contusions	Forehead	Fall on same level	Floor
19/01/2018	Lauren Engineers & Constructors, Inc.	Abilene	Texas	An employee was carrying a 7-foot pipe when he stepped on a pallet and dropped the pipe, which then struck his leg and fractured his femur.	Fractures	Thigh(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker	Pipes, ducts, tubing	Skids, pallets
30/09/2017	Pactiv, LLC	Abilene	Texas	After shutting down and cleaning an extrusion chrome roll, an employee restarted the extrusion line. The extrusion sheets were fully threaded and winding when the employee's right hand contacted the sheet pull roller, amputating the first digit of his right thumb.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Extruding machinery
23/05/2017	Luster Construction	Abilene	Texas	An employee was standing on a ladder approximately 7 to 8 feet from a lower level when the employee fell, fracturing ribs and suffering a head injury.	Fractures and other injuries	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet	Ladders
11/05/2017	GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING, INC.	Abilene	Kansas	An employee was MIG welding when a spark ignited his shirt. He suffered second and third degree burns to the upper portion of his body, both arms, his neck, and the lower portion of his head. He was hospitalized.	Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns	Multiple body parts	Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source	Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts	Welding, cutting, and blow torches
09/02/2017	Goodwill West Texas	Abilene	Texas	An employee was walking and talking to a cashier when she struck a column. She fell to the floor and suffered a fractured right wrist, requiring hospitalization.	Fractures	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.	Floor	Structural elements, n.e.c.
13/01/2017	Street Foundation Drilling	Abilene	Texas	An employee operating a forklift lowered the forks while another employee was loading it. The employee's finger was caught between the pallet and floor resulting in amputation of the right middle finger to the first knuckle.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c.	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
10/01/2017	PacTiv LLC	Abilene	Texas	Two employees were removing an air bladder shaft from a paper core inside a plastic roll. The roll was on a pallet on the floor. An employee was stationed at each side of the roll. The injured employee (temporary employee) was pushing the air release valve signaling the other employee to remove the shaft. When the shaft was removed, the injured employee's right index finger was caught between the core and the air release valve causing a fracture/laceration to his right index finger. The inj	Fractures	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Nonclassifiable
06/01/2017	Mid Kansas Cooperative	Abilene	Kansas	On Friday, January 6, 2017,at 9:30 a.m., an employee was helping a trailer being loaded with fertilizer. As he stepped forward to notify the driver that the trailer was full, he tripped and fell forward, hitting his nose on the step of the semi-trailer. He was hospitalized overnight with a broken nose.	Fractures	Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
11/10/2016	ADM Milling Company	Abilene	Kansas	An employee was straightening a hose when he tripped on the screening blower line and fell down, fracturing his right hip.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object	Floor
16/09/2016	Abimar Foods Inc	Abilene	Texas	An employee was clearing a jam on an energized packaging machine and amputated the end of the right thumb.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
14/09/2016	FedEx Ground	Abilene	Texas	An employee was unloading a truck when she slipped and fell into the truck, fracturing her left ankle. She was hospitalized.	Fractures	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping	Floor
28/07/2016	Health Care Service Corporation	Abilene	Texas	An employee lost her footing while working in her cubicle and fell to the floor, fracturing her left arm.	Fractures	Arm(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.	Floor
06/05/2016	Abimar Foods	Abilene	Texas	An employee was removing cookie packages from the conveyor belt when his finger was caught in the bridge of the conveyor belt and pulled under the belt of the machine. The distal phalanges (pinkie) were amputated. The incident happened on 5/6/16 at 8:45 AM.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Conveyors-belt
06/04/2016	Bandera Drilling	Abilene	Texas	An employee was breaking a horse when the horse ran into the metal railing of the pen, fracturing the employee's knee.	Fractures	Knee(s)	Animal transportation collision in nonroadway area	Horses and other equines	Fences, fence panels, gates, n.e.c.
04/03/2016	Southwest Convenience Stores	Abilene	Texas	An employee was walking to her automobile to travel to her next assignment when she fell off a curb at the site and fractured her arm in four locations. She was hospitalized.	Fractures	Multiple arm locations	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet	Curbs
09/02/2016	Hawkins Air Conditioning and Refrigiration Inc.	Abilene	Texas	An employee was unloading a new chiller from a truck using the lift gate. While trying to get a dolly off of the truck, the chiller fell on and pinned the employee, fracturing his pelvis.	Fractures	Pelvis	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.	Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers
26/01/2016	Pumpco, Inc.	Abilene	Texas	While a backhoe was pulling dirt into a hole, it caught the wire on a nearby barbed wired fence. The backhoe pulled the wire out, causing it to strike and break the leg of a nearby employee.	Fractures	Leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.	Barbed-wire fences	Backhoes, trackhoes
17/12/2015	Academy, Ltd.	Abilene	Texas	An employee was walking in between aisles and caught her foot on the corner of a table. She fell on her right arm and the right side of her face. She experienced bruising and abrasions to the right side of her face. She was hospitalized for a fractured right arm above the elbow that required surgery.	Fractures	Upper arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object	Floor	Tables, worktables
07/10/2015	HARRIS ACOUSTICS	Abilene	Texas	An employee was setting up the site to begin work on a scaffold. When the employee got on the scaffold, the scaffold began to roll. It hit a hole in the floor and fell over. The employee also fell and the scaffold landed on top of him breaking the left leg.	Fractures	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level	Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
18/09/2015	CDTS Inc.	Abilene	Texas	An employee was cleaning a trailer with a steam cleaner. The vent was not working correctly and the steam turned to water splashing onto the employee. The employee received first and second degree burns on the arms and chest.	Second degree heat (thermal) burns	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances	Water
26/08/2015	Walmart #535	Abilene	Texas	An employee fell and hit the left arm on the counter fracturing it.	Fractures	Arm(s)	Fall on same level	Floor
18/08/2015	RUSSELL STOVER CANDIES	Abilene	Kansas	An employee was dumping a plastic trash cart into a compactor. Her right ring fingertip got stuck between the plastic receptacle and the metal frame around it. She sustained a fingertip amputation.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects	Buckets, baskets, pails
11/08/2015	USPS	Abilene	Texas	An employee was folding a box and the lid flipped up causing her to fall backwards. She used her hand to catch her fall and fractured the left wrist.	Fractures	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.	Floor	Boxes, crates, cartons
09/06/2015	Pioneer Drive Baptist Church	Abilene	Texas	An employee fell and broke both wrists while on a skating field trip.	Fractures	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
22/05/2015	ABM Janitorial Services	Abilene	Texas	On or about May 22, 2015, an employee was cleaning with a sweeper and tripped over the cord and fell. The employee broke a bone in the left arm between the elbow and the wrist and hurt a hip.	Fractures	Forearm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object	Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords	Vacuum cleaners
08/01/2015	Scripps NP Operating, LLC	Abilene	Texas	On January 8, 2015, an Abilene Reporter-News employee was working with the large printing press in the company's press room. He stuck his hand into the roller system and had the skin on his right hand removed ("gloved") by the machine. The employee was taken to Hendricks Medical Center in Abilene, Texas, where he was awaiting surgical intervention.	Amputations	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery	Presses-printing
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