Beaumont Texas – Machine Injury & Accidents

Beaumont Texas is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 119,197. The city is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.2 square miles (44.5 km2), all of it land.

Beaumont Texas is one of the most dangerous places to work in the United States. It has a high rate of machinery accidents, and it’s no surprise given the high number of industrial and manufacturing companies located there. The most common types of accidents are those caused by workers falling from high places, getting struck by moving equipment, or being injured while using machines. If you’re unfortunate enough to be involved in a machinery accident in Beaumont, don’t wait to seek legal help. A qualified lawyer can help you negotiate a higher settlement.

Manufacturing Companies

Beaumont is the largest city in Jefferson County, Texas and the twelfth largest city in the United States. It is located in Southeast Texas on the Gulf of Mexico. The top industries in Beaumont are engineering services, manufacturing, health care, and educational services. There are a number of manufacturing companies located in Beaumont, including

The Modern Group Ltd
Ohmstede Ltd.
Dragon Products, LLC
Natgasoline, LLC
Helena Laboratories Corporation
Tiger Rental Group, LLC
Quality Mat Company

M&I Electric, LLC
Allegiant Industrial, LLC
Trinity Industrial Services, LLC
Wire Mesh Texas, LLC
Dragon Rig Sales and Service, LLC
Optimus Steel, LLC
Coastal Caverns, Inc.

Machinery Accidents

Almost every day, there are accidents involving machinery in Beaumont Texas if you include cars and trucks on the highway. Because many industries that operate in the area, heavy machinery accidents can be costly for all those involved. If you have been injured in a machinery accident, it is important to contact a Beaumont Texas accident lawyer as soon as possible. Your lawyer will help you determine the extent of your injuries and whether you have any legal rights.

Recent accidents in Beaumont Texas:

AccidentDate	Employer	City	State	Description	Injury	Body Part	Event	Injury Source	Other Injury Source
29/07/2021	Chemtrade Refinery Service Inc	Beaumont	Tx	Two employees were investigating a 4-inch spent sulfuric acid line to see what was needed for repairs. The line ruptured and sprayed acid on both employees. One suffered burns to his hands and the lower part of his body. He was hospitalized.	Chemical burns and corrosions	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue	Sulfuric acid	Pressure lines, except hoses
22/07/2021	HOOD INDUSTRIES, INC.	Beaumont	Ms	An employee was making repairs on a dryer when a come-a-long chain holding a 250-pound diagonal brace broke. The brace fell and struck the employee's foot, fracturing it.	Fractures	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment	Parts and materials	Drums, pulleys, sheaves
10/06/2021	Federal Correctional Complex, Beaumont	Beaumont	Tx	An employee was carrying pots and pans to a drying rack when they slipped and fell, resulting in a broken leg that required hospitalization and surgery.	Fractures	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping	Floor
28/05/2021	Nighthawk Services	Beaumont	Tx	At 11:00 a.m. on May 28, 2021, an employee was bracing the lid of a shaft plate by standing against it. The water stream from a high-power pressure washer struck him in the back, causing a laceration and a collapsed lung. He was hospitalized.	Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by discharged object or substance	Pressurized water-blast	Power washers
10/03/2021	D J'S BOUDAIN, INC.	Beaumont	Tx	An employee was cleaning an industrial mixer when the mixer activated. The employee's right hand was crushed by the mixing paddle, resulting in surgical amputation of the right hand.	Amputations	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
19/02/2021	Diversified CPC - Beaumont	Beaumont	Tx	An employee was disconnecting a liquid transfer hose from a transport tank and noticed a leak from the valve at the end of the hose. As he checked the valve and rotated the valve handle, the mechanical stop tab broke, causing liquid propane to be released. The employee sustained burns to the abdomen, right knee, and right elbow.	Other burns, n.e.c.	Multiple body parts	Contact with cold objects or substances	Propane
17/02/2021	JoAnn Stores LLC	Beaumont	Tx	An employee was working in the receiving room unpacking boxes when the employee tripped over a box. The employee fell to the concrete floor, sustaining a fractured hip.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object	Floor	Boxes, crates, cartons
09/09/2020	Energy Transfer Operating, L.P.	Beaumont	Tx	An employee entered the subfloor to survey the area before submitting a plan for repair. There is a submersible pump and an electrical outlet for the pump to plug into under the subfloor. The employee touched an electrical source and sustained an electrical shock. The employee sustained a burn injury, internal damage, and was rendered unconscious. The employee was hospitalized.	Electrical burns	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity	Electric parts
05/05/2020	Gulfstar Industries LLC	Beaumont	Texas	An employee was lowering a transfer hose between two liquid cargo barges. The winch started to free-spool and the hand crank came out of its seat. The employee was putting the hand crank back in to stop the winch from free-spooling, when the gears on the winch caused a partial amputation of a finger on the right hand and a fracture.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects	Drums, pulleys, sheaves
08/04/2020	SSA Gulf, Inc.	Beaumont	Texas	An employee was unloading cargo. When he cut a banding strap, the cargo shifted and crushed his pinky finger. The fingertip was amputated.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Nonclassifiable
02/04/2020	Allstate Signal & Construction, LLC.	Beaumont	Texas	An employee was using a tagline to guide a crane that was lifting a sign to a post when the employee went near a powerline and it arced over to the crane. The employee was hit with an arc flash, suffering second and third degree burns to the stomach and back.	Third or fourth degree electrical burns	Multiple trunk locations	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts	Power lines, transformers, convertors	Cranes
17/01/2020	Cooper/Ports America, LLC	Beaumont	Texas	An employee was helping to move cargo when his left-hand fingers were caught in a pinch point on the load, resulting in a laceration and dislocation.	Dislocation of joints	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Nonclassifiable
07/01/2020	HOOD INDUSTRIES INC.	Beaumont	Mississippi	An employee was clearing a piece of wood from the infeed of a dryer. A sprocket caught his jacket, and the chain and sprocket abraded and burned the bottom and underside of his right upper arm.	Other burns, n.e.c.	Upper arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized	Suits, coats, jackets
15/09/2019	Amerit Fleet Solutions Inc.	Beaumont	Texas	An employee was bitten by a spider while driving a vehicle, requiring hospitalization for an infection.	Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds	Nonclassifiable	Bites and stings	Spiders, scorpions
03/09/2019	Wyatt Field Service Company	Beaumont	Texas	An employee was moving a pipe dolly to a staged piping area. An extended boom forklift's right front tire struck the employee, who suffered a broken pelvis and a broken left femur.	Fractures	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area	Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
27/08/2019	Del Papa Distrubuting Company (Beaumont)	Beaumont	Texas	An employee was having shortness of breath and difficulty breathing while delivering beverages to various locations. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration.	Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat	Heat-environmental
29/07/2019	Aspen Rayn Enterprises, LLC	Beaumont	Texas	An employee was on a roof guiding insulated roof panels into place to secure them into steel beams with self-tapping bolts. He was working with two other employees who were in a scissor lift. The roof panel slipped from the beam at the peak before being secured and fell to the scissor lift below. This caused the other end of the lift to teeter upward, making contact with a 7,620-volt powerline. All three employees were shocked and received electrical burns. The employee on the roof fell approxi	Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet	Roofs	Power lines, transformers, convertors
10/07/2019	Triangle Concrete Services	Beaumont	Texas	An employee was installing culvert ends. While removing a temporary light, the light fell and struck his head. He was hospitalized with scalp and facial lacerations.	Cuts, lacerations	Multiple head locations	Struck by falling object or equipment	Lamps, light fixtures
22/06/2019	Walmart	Beaumont	Texas	An employee fell 4 feet from a ladder to the concrete ground while pulling a boxed lawn mower down. The employee suffered head and brain injuries.	Intracranial injuries	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet	Ladders	Floor, n.e.c.
06/06/2019	Vector Contracting, Inc.	Beaumont	Texas	As it was being removed from the ground, a 20-foot section of sheet piling struck an employee in the face, causing fractures to the upper jaw and the orbit of the left eye.	Fractures	Multiple face locations	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.	Structural elements	Pile drivers, tamping machinery
12/05/2019	The Kroger Company	Beaumont	Texas	An employee was walking down stairs, missed a step and fell fracturing the right hip.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet	Stairs, steps	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
04/04/2019	Wire Mesh Texas LLC	Beaumont	Texas	On April 4, 2019, an employee became ill while operating a wire drawing machine. The employee was hospitalized due to carbon monoxide exposure.	Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode	Carbon monoxide
25/03/2019	Richard Construction, Inc.	Beaumont	Texas	An employee was welding an 24-inch diameter flange to a pipe that was attached to a weld positioner. The flange and the pipe combined weighed approximately 1,500 to 1,600 pounds. The employee went into the pipe to check the completed partial weld on the opposite end of where the positioner was located. The employee's feet were hanging outside the open end of the pipe. The weld broke causing the pipe and the employee to fall to the floor. The employee's feet were caught between the beveled ended	Amputations	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Other fall to lower level	Pipes, ducts, tubing	Floor, n.e.c.
13/02/2019	Zachry Industrial, Inc.	Beaumont	Texas	An employee was disassembling a scaffold and reaching for a scaffold pole when he fell forward into another horizontal scaffold pole causing a fractured right forearm.	Fractures	Forearm(s)	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.	Structures and surfaces	Scaffolds-staging
06/02/2019	Newtron Beaumont LLC	Beaumont	Texas	Employees were terminating cables at a job site. The electrical room was locked out and all grounds were applied. The employees had finished the task and were grabbing their tools. As they were walking out, an arc flash occurred and caused burns to the injured employee's right hand and face.	Electrical burns	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity	Electrical wiring-building
20/09/2018	SAIA Motor Freight	Beaumont	Texas	An employee fell backwards while exiting from a trailer. His right knee hit the tongue-side of a dolly below, before he fell to the ground. He fractured both kneecaps and suffered tendon injuries in both knees.	Fractures	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet	Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck	Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
19/09/2018	UPS	Beaumont	Texas	An employee started feeling hot after finishing his route as a service provider driver. He then experienced muscle cramps and vomiting, requiring hospitalization for dehydration.	Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat	Heat-environmental
18/09/2018	PC Pfeiffer	Beaumont	Texas	An employee was operating a forklift to pull a load of wood pulp from a three-high stow in a warehouse. He grabbed a load from the stack with the clamp and was backing out when the load pulled an adjacent bundle, causing it to become unstable. The adjacent bundle fell against the forklift mast, causing the forklift to tip over. The employee suffered a left forearm laceration and a crushed left leg above the ankle, which required amputation.	Amputations	Lower extremities	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered	Bundles, bales
12/09/2018	Primoris Field Services	Beaumont	Texas	An employee was performing abrasive blasting when a pipe made contact with his blasting hood and slid down his chest and waist area, knocking him to the ground. He suffered fractures on his spine and pelvic area.	Fractures	Multiple trunk locations	Fall, slip, trip	Nonclassifiable	Pipes, ducts, tubing
16/08/2018	Gulfco Forge Company LLC	Beaumont	Texas	An employee was on the roller bed of a band saw to re-measure the next cut that he was going to make when a steel piece (22" x 26" cross section and 7" long) that was previously cut fell on him, fracturing his left ankle.	Fractures	Ankle(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part	Parts and materials	Band saws
31/07/2018	Total Petrochemicals & Refinery USA, Inc.	Beaumont	Texas	An employee lifted the lid to the glue cooling area of the machine to examine the equipment for issues. The lid covers two pulleys; one is 4 feet and the other is 16 inches in diameter. When he lifted the lid, it swung back and he raised his left hand to protect himself. He then lost balance and tried to steady himself with his right hand by placing it on the belt. His right hand got caught in the pulleys and when he pulled back, he suffered avulsions to his ring, pinky and middle fingers requir	Avulsions, enucleations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.	Special process machinery
24/07/2018	Williams Brothers Construction Co., Inc	Beaumont	Texas	An employee was helping a crew lift a welded steel beam that came apart and fell. The beam hit a metal pipe that then hit the employee's lower leg, fracturing and lacerating it.	Fractures	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.	Metal pipes, tubing	Beams-unattached metal
30/05/2018	M&T Pallet Company	Beaumont	Texas	An employee was disassembling wooden pallets when his left hand went into the rotating circular band saw. The saw blade amputated his left thumb and finger behind the fingernail. The employee was hospitalized.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment	Band saws
25/04/2018	AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP	Beaumont	Texas	An employee lost control of a chainsaw and lacerated his right thigh. Personal protective equipment was not worn at the time.	Cuts, lacerations	Thigh(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker	Chainsaws-powered
26/03/2018	HD Supply Construction Supply, Ltd.	Beaumont	Texas	An employee was walking in the rebar shop when he fell to the floor, suffering facial contusions and an injury to the vertebrae in his neck.	Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders	Head and neck	Fall on same level	Floor
04/03/2018	Bison Specialty Services	Beaumont	Texas	An employee was inspecting his equipment to make sure all safety equipment was in place and properly operating. He was moving a flex lance to another tube when the dump valve was engaged. High-pressure water from the flex lance tip released and cut his left hand.	Cuts, lacerations	Hand(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance	Pressurized water-blast
15/02/2018	Zummo Meat Co., Inc.	Beaumont	Texas	An employee was cleaning the meat grinding machine. The machine was turned on while the employee's hand was inside resulting in amputation of the right index, middle, ring and pinky fingers at the first knuckle.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Meat grinders
06/10/2017	Patterson-UTI Drilling Company, LLC	Beaumont	Texas	An employee fell while installing safety clamps. During the fall, the employee's left pinky finger was caught and partially amputated between a safety clamp and a pipe.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Fall, slip, trip	Nonclassifiable
26/09/2017	Federal Prison Beaumont	Beaumont	Texas	An employee was using a meat slicer to cut tomatoes when the machine cut and amputated the employee's right thumb tip.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Food slicers
05/09/2017	Republic Services	Beaumont	Texas	After emptying trash containers on a rear-load truck, an employee experienced cramping and was hospitalized for heat stress.	Effects of heat and light	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat	Heat-environmental
28/08/2017	Metal Forms LTD	Beaumont	Texas	An employee was removing the door of a CNC machine when he slipped and fell onto the machine's conveyor, cutting his left eyelid and requiring hospitalization.	Cuts, lacerations	Eye(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping	Floor
25/08/2017	Airgas, Inc.	Beaumont	Texas	An employee was handling compressed gas cylinders using a cylinder cart. The hook used to secure the cylinder to the cart slipped, causing the cylinder to lower onto the cart. The employee's left middle finger was then pinched between the cylinder halo and the handle of the cylinder cart, amputating his fingertip.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Containers-pressurized	Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
26/06/2017	Eastham Forge Inc.	Beaumont	Texas	At 12:00 p.m., on June 26, 2017, an employee was removing a piece of steel from a hydraulic saw vice when the saw vice activated and closed on his left hand, pinching it between a piece of steel and the vice jaw. His left index, ring, and pinky fingers were lacerated, and his index finger had to be amputated near the second joint.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Sawing machinery-stationary
16/06/2017	Overhead Door Company Beaumont, Inc.	Beaumont	Texas	An employee was on a ladder performing overhead door maintenance on a torsion bar/spring when the door became unstable. The employee then fell from the ladder to the concrete ground, fracturing the right femur.	Fractures	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level	Ladders
21/05/2017	HOOD INDUSTRIES, INC.	Beaumont	Mississippi	An employee was stacking wood near a dryer when he became dizzy and started to feel ill. He was overheated and needed to be hospitalized overnight.	Effects of heat and light	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat	Heat-environmental
25/04/2017	BBB Tank Services, LLC	Beaumont	Texas	An employee was performing welding work from a ladder when he lost his footing, fell from the ladder, and fractured his leg.	Fractures	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level	Ladders
06/03/2017	Kroger Texas LP-Store #328	Beaumont	Texas	An employee was attacked by a customer while working in one of the aisles. The customer cold cocked, kicked and broke two wine bottles over the injured employee's head. The employee suffered a concussion, bleeding on the brain and head lacerations.	Multiple intracranial injuries, n.e.c.	Brain	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving	Assailant, suspect	Bottles, jugs, flasks
23/01/2017	J T Thorpe Company	Beaumont	Texas	An employee was installing form boards inside a confined space cell. While working inside the cell, a piece of pipe (bell reducer) approximately 7" long, 8" diameter, and weighing 55 pounds fell approximately 35 feet and landed on the employee. The employee suffered a neck fracture and a left hand metacarpal fracture with a complex laceration over the web space.	Fractures	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment	Pipes, ducts, tubing
19/10/2016	Cowboy Powersports LTD	Beaumont	Texas	An employee was a passenger in a UTV that a customer was driving. The UTV overturned and the employee's right arm was fractured.	Fractures	Forearm(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway	Off-road passenger vehicles-powered, n.e.c
19/09/2016	Echo Maintenance LLC	Beaumont	Texas	An employee lost his footing while descending a fixed cage ladder and fell 10 feet, fracturing both ankles.	Fractures	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet	Ladders-fixed
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