DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-04-09AlvinTxAscend Performance Materials Texas Inc.Lower leg(s)Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee walked into a location in a tank containment dike where part of a grate had been removed, causing his right leg to sink in hot wash water up to his knee. The water filled his rubber boot and he suffered second- and third-degree burns below the knee.
2020-09-22AlvinTxEJ ReynoldsFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee made a cut with a saw, turned the saw off, and struck the still spinning blade as he reached for the cut piece. His fingers were lacerated.
2020-05-13AlvinTexasCenterPoint Energy EntexFingertip(s)Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee in the parking lot suffered an amputation of the end of the pinky finger up to the first joint below the fingernail when a coworker closed a car door on the injured employee's finger.
2019-08-22AlvinTexasTeam Industrial ServicesHand(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was setting up a flange machine during training. The machine shifted, pinching his right hand against the flange. The hand was broken and lacerated, and he was hospitalized.
2019-07-19CalvinWest VirginiTownsend Tree Service Company, LLCNonclassifiableOther fall to lower level
An employee was trimming a tree and unknowingly cut his primary climbing rope. When he completed his cutting work, he unfastened his secondary (safety) rope to begin his decent down the tree and immediately fell to the ground.
2019-06-22AlvinTexasPerformance Contractors, Inc.Head and trunkOther fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was working on a modified scaffold preparing to install an I-beam and fell approximately 9 feet to the concrete ground. The employee suffered a head and back injury.
2019-05-09AlvinTexasWood PLCArm(s)Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was climbing a fixed ladder when he slipped and fell about 8 feet to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured left arm.
2018-09-25AlvinTexasDC Vacuum, Inc.Multiple body partsIgnition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was bleeding down the pressure from a well to a vacuum truck when the gas fumes ignited, causing the employee to receive second degree burns to his hands and face.
2018-09-20AlvinTexasASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS LLCFoot (feet)Exposure to harmful substance through skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
While decontaminating equipment and boots, an employee potentially came in contact with chemicals. The employee suffered an infection to both feet and was hospitalized.
2018-09-05AlvinTexasRK Resources, LPFinger(s), fingernail(s)Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee was overseeing as a wire was being run through a machine when the wire became jammed. As he tried to help unjam it, the wire caught his left hand and amputated his upper left thumb.
2018-06-11AlvinTexasAscend Performance MaterialsChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersCaught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was helping to load wood crates in the bag boxing area. The employee was caught between a strapping machine and a crate. The employee sustained five broken ribs.
2018-06-04AlvinTexasZachry Industrial Inc.Forearm(s)Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was loosening bolts on a flange to drain water from a furnace header when he was contacted by condensate, burning his right and left forearms.
2018-05-24AlvinTexasASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS LLCBack, including spine, spinal cordExplosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was struck in the back by a piece of a stainless steel organic solvent container that became over-pressurized and burst, suffering back lacerations. The container had at least 200 pounds of pressure and was full of liquid nitrogen at the time.
2018-02-10AlvinTexasZACHARY CONSTRUCTION CORPORATIONFingertip(s)Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee was attempting to relocate a 10-inch flange by hand. During the relocation, the flange started to roll onto its side and the employee attempted to control the flange catching the employee's right middle finger between the rolling flange and another flange on the pallet resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2018-01-11AlvinTexasBrandSafway SolutionsAnkle(s)Other exertions or bodily reactions
An employee was installing a metal jacket onto a 12" plumbing line. He was on a slope, lost his footing and rolled his right ankle. This resulted in a dislocated and fractured ankle.
2017-06-01AlvinTexasSPS Inc.Hand(s)Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was moving a 200-foot steel cable with a forklift when the forklift tipped over and landed on the employee's left hand, fracturing it and requiring surgery.
2017-01-23AlvinTexasRon Carter Autoworld, LLCHip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was reaching for some keys on the wall in the shop area when his foot got caught in a cord and he fell breaking a hip.
2017-01-10AlvinTexasAHI SupplyFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was placing rebar into the bending machine and amputated the right index fingertip when the machine was activated. The machine was not guarded at the time of the incident.
2016-08-30AlvinIllinoisAlvarez Industrial CleaningUpper arm(s)Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
On August 30, 2016, around 11:30 a.m., an employee went up in an articulating lift to conduct painting activities on a building. He contacted power lines and fell into the basket. The employee was hospitalized for burns on his right arm between his elbow and shoulder.
2015-12-02AlvinTexasRiviana FoodsFingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee saw a build up of rice on the rice polisher feed hopper. He shut off the equipment to clean it. His right fingertip got caught in the feed hopper and was amputated.
2015-08-27AlvinTexasSouthern Commercial IndustriesFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was attempting to start the commercial riding lawn mower in the manual mode. While starting the mower, the employee's got caught in the pulleys. Half the index finger was amputated and the middle and ring fingers were amputated to the first joint.
2015-08-09AlvinTexasColo Railroad BuildersLeg(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Employees were moving pieces of rail into position with a backhoe to repair a section of damaged railroad. The injured employee was standing too close to another piece of railing when the backhoe operator set down another piece. His leg was pinched between the two pieces breaking it.
2015-07-21AlvinTexasZachary Industrial, Inc.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee completed painting activities and started getting cramps. The employee rode the bike to the water station to take a break. The cramping worsened, and the employee was hospitalized.