Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-09	Arlington	Tx	Mittera Group	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was trying to remove paper from the rollers of a printing press. The rollers caught his hand, crushing and smashing it. He was hospitalized.
2021-10-20	Arlington	Tx	QFC Plastics	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing steps to reach a machine hopper when she slipped and fell to the floor, landing on her elbow. The employee suffered a dislocated elbow.
2021-09-17	Arlington	Tx	CSI Calendering, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
Two employees were backing out a pair of forklifts. The forklift in the rear stopped, with its forks still raised, and began to advance. A pallet on the forks struck the right hand of the employee who was operating the forklift in front. His middle fingertip was amputated.
2021-09-08	Arlington	Tx	Chartwells Dining Services - Compass Group at UT Arlington	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning a food preparation machine. A blade in the machine lacerated her right index and middle fingers resulting in partial amputation.
2021-09-03	Arlington	Tx	Central Conveyor Company, LLC	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was replacing a broken hasp on a gang box. Combustible vapor from a 10-cubic-foot low-pressure acetylene cylinder in the box ignited. The employee suffered multiple burns, a head laceration, and a fractured arm, cheek and nose.
2021-09-02	Arlington	Tx	UPS	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c.
An automated guided vehicle (AGV) was transporting a pole. The pole struck the injured employee in the chest.
2021-08-27	Arlington	Tx	United States Cold Storage LP	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was moving a forklift onto a trailer. His foot was caught between the lift and a pallet, and he suffered broken toes.
2021-08-18	Arlington	Ma	Pantanal Construction	Multiple upper extremities locations	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was demolishing a residential garage roof. The roof collapsed to the ground and the employee fell from the roof to the cement floor of the garage, suffering two broken wrists and a broken collarbone.
2021-07-09	Darlington	Wi	Wisconsin Whey Protein Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning equipment when the star valve on the equipment amputated four fingers on the employee's left hand. The equipment was running at the time.
2021-06-17	Arlington	Tx	Reeder Concrete, Inc.	Face	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was kneeling down and drilling holes into a form so he could tie the form to rebar. As he stood up, he lost his balance and fell off the ramp to the ground about 15 feet below. He suffered bruising to the left hand and abdomen, as well as facial fractures.
2021-05-20	Arlington	Tx	Firestone Complete Auto Care	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell, breaking his left hip and leg.
2021-05-05	Arlington Heights	Il	XPO Logistics Freight, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was assisting a customer with unloading a crate weighing 1300 pounds when the crate dropped from a forklift onto the employee, resulting in a broken leg and hand.
2021-03-26	Darlington	Wi	Mexican Cheese Producers, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was maneuvering a cheese cart when one of the cheese tubes on the cart came loose and struck his thumb, resulting in a partial amputation of the left thumb tip.
2021-01-23	Arlington	Tx	EVANS FOOD GROUP, LTD DBA MAC SNACKS	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was adjusting a packaging machine and contacted a pressure belt resulting in a pinky fingertip amputation.
2020-10-19	Darlington	Pa	Danzer Veneer Americas	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking down a set of steps on the grading line. A leg from a pallet rack was blocking their path and when the employee tried to step over the obstacle, he missed the next step and fell forward onto the floor. The employee sustained a broken left leg.
2020-10-08	Arlington	Tx	Rangers Baseball LLC	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking down the steps, slipped, and fell onto his left hip.
2020-09-22	Arlington	Tx	Republic Services of Arlington	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped off the wet step of a truck and tore a tendon in his knee.
2020-09-14	Arlington	Tx	FoodMaven Corporation	Foot (feet)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was loading product onto a box truck using a pallet jack. His right foot got caught between the pallet jack and the interior wall of the box truck and was fractured.
2020-08-04	Arlington	Tx	Integrated Roadway Services	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Five employees were unloading sign structures using a crane. The crane tilted over and the structure fell onto an employee, smashing his right foot.
2020-07-13	Arlington	Texas	Jack Cooper Transport Company, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
A truck driver experienced heat exhaustion on the way to the company's terminal.
2020-06-08	Arlington	Texas	Mindy Lu's Pies	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a pie maker when she hit the release button, which caused the roller to close on her left hand. This resulted in an amputation of the left pinky and ring fingertips.
2020-06-04	Arlington	Texas	CLS Insulation	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On June 4, 2020, after working from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., an insulation installer began having dehydration-related cramps. He was hospitalized.
2020-05-14	Arlington	Texas	General Motors	Head and neck	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a forklift when it struck a structural steel column, which separated the mast from the forklift. The right side of the employee's skull struck a front support post in the forklift cabin, and the employee suffered a neck fracture and a concussion.
2020-04-27	Arlington	Texas	Costco Wholesale	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was sanitizing shopping carts in front of a building. She fell from a cement curb, suffering injuries to her left leg. She was hospitalized.
2020-02-09	Arlington	Texas	Alpha Entertainment LLC	Knee(s)	Injured by physical contact with other person in sporting event or physical training
A football player was blocking during an offensive play when an opposing player fell onto him and dislocated his left knee.
2020-02-05	Arlington	Texas	Lowes Home Center, LLC	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was loading 55 bags of mulch in a trailer when he slipped off the trailer to the ground and broke a bone in his right shoulder.
2020-01-23	Arlington Heights	Illinois	Rolling Green Country Club	Leg(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking from a kitchen to a bathroom after cleaning a fryer with degreaser. He became lightheaded and fell to the floor, breaking his right leg.
2020-01-15	Arlington	Texas	Lane Supply Co.	Foot (feet)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was making a wooden crate with a pneumatic nail gun when the employee slipped with the nail gun in hand. The trigger release was hit and the nail gun went off, shooting a nail into the employee's left foot.
2019-09-21	Arlington	Texas	Petmate	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift in reverse while carrying a load. The employee was caught between the forklift and the racking system, suffering a broken rib.
2019-09-13	Upper Arlington	Ohio	Asplundh Tree Expert LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
On September 13, 2019, an employee was pruning branches when the tie-in point for the rope broke. The employee fell 18 feet to the ground, fracturing a vertebra in his back.
2019-09-06	Arlington	Texas	Allied Waste Services of Arlington	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was welding a tension rod on the rear axle of a truck when the seal came loose and the tension cap struck the employee on the chest causing a laceration.
2019-08-04	Arlington	Texas	Walmart Supercenter 1801	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee's foot got stuck in some shrink wrap that was hanging off a vendor's pallet. He tripped, hitting his head on another pallet and suffering a head laceration and fractured vertebrae.
2019-07-30	Arlington	Texas	Live by Loews - Arlington	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While pulling a cart, an employee tripped on a piece of hardboard and fell, twisting and landing on her left knee. She suffered a broken left leg.
2019-07-26	Arlington Heights	Illinois	Downes Swimming Pool Co., Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was repairing an automatic pool cover machine when his left middle finger was caught in the moving parts, resulting in a left middle fingertip amputation.
2019-07-24	Arlington	Texas	Wind Mark Group	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting boards with a circular saw. The saw hit a knot in the board and kicked back, amputating the employee's left thumb tip.
2019-07-17	Arlington	Texas	Rent the Runway	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was pressing down on a pressing board foot pedal with her right foot when her left foot became caught under the pedal, cracking her toenail.
2019-06-29	Arlington	Texas	Rent The Runway	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was working on a canopy when the truss and pole caught and smashed the employee's right pinky finger.
2019-06-27	Arlington Heights	Illinois	MARTAM CONSTRUCTION, INC.	Head, neck, and trunk	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting lumber with a cut-off saw when it kicked back and lacerated the employee from the cheek to the chest.
2019-06-21	Arlington	Texas	United Parcel Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was making deliveries when he began to experience signs of heat-related illness, including feeling lightheaded and weak. He was hospitalized due to dehydration.
2019-06-17	Arlington	Texas	Republic Services of Texas LTD	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee became dehydrated while picking up residential trash and was hospitalized.
2019-06-14	Arlington	Texas	Manhattan Construction Company	Face	Struck by falling object or equipment
At 11:00 a.m. on June 14, 2019, an employee of Manhattan Construction Company (MCC) and an employee of Centennial Moisture Control were in a yard when a piece of corrugated metal decking fell onto them from about 140 feet above, knocking them to the ground. The MCC employee suffered significant facial trauma and was hospitalized.
2019-06-06	Arlington Heights	Illinois	Sheet Metal Werks, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
The injured employee was emptying scrap hoppers. The employee released the latch so the hopper can dump into the dumpster. The employee placed his left hand on the fork attachment point of the hopper and when the emptied hopper moved back into the latched position his gloved, left hand was caught between the hopper and the attachment point on the forks. The employee suffered a left ring finger amputation.
2019-05-29	Arlington	South Dakota	Prairie Ag Partners	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was burning some pallets in an incinerator. Gasoline was poured on the pallets to help start the fire. When the fire started, the employee suffered burns on both arms, elbows and hands. His neck, face and ears were also burned.
2019-05-22	Arlington Heights	Illinois	LIEBERMAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.	Pelvis	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee entered the newly remodeled fitness room, slipped on the wet concrete floor and fell breaking their pelvis.
2019-05-15	Arlington	Texas	Avangard Innovative	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was working on an extruding machine when an arc blast occurred. The employee sustained burns to his face, ears, neck, chest and arms.
2019-05-08	Arlington	Texas	Texas Health Resource	Thigh(s)	Walking, without other incident-single episode
An employee was teaching a class and while walking towards a student her leg twisted causing a fractured femur.
2019-05-06	Arlington	Texas	International Industrial Contracting Corporation	Foot (feet)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was inspecting carriers traveling down the conveyor system and was walking over a mezzanine when his right foot slipped and was caught and amputated in the conveyor rollers.
2019-04-27	Arlington	Texas	W & W Steel Erectors	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
A journeyman iron worker was working on top of a piece of iron to cut it loose from the rigging. The piece rolled causing the journeyman to fall off the piece and strike his ribs on the connecting point. The employee suffered two fractured ribs.
2019-03-25	Arlington	Texas	Rangers Baseball, LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was moving/positioning a rolling barricade when the employee tripped and fell to the pavement, fracturing the left hip.
2019-02-14	Arlington	Texas	Native Solutions	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a groove machine. As he checked the grooves in a pipe, his right hand was caught between two metal plates. The index and middle fingers were amputated.
2019-02-12	Mount Arlington	New Jersey	Quick Check Corporation	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell while salting a concrete sidewalk. He suffered an elbow injury and was hospitalized.
2019-02-06	Arlington	Virginia	Emcor Government Services	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was working with a heavy motor when the employee slipped. The employee's hand was then caught in a bolt hole, resulting in a partial phalangeal amputation to the left middle finger.
2019-01-23	Arlington	Texas	Smalley & Associates	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a 4x8 piece of laminate on a router. The laminate fell; the employee reached over, picked it up, and suffered an amputation to the right little fingertip from the router.
2019-01-02	Arlington	Texas	Novinium, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was removing an injection bottle from a riser pole using an extended fiberglass pole when he felt a strain in his chest.
2018-09-25	Arlington	Texas	Legends Hospitality	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was trimming brisket when the board and the knife slipped. The knife hit her thumb; a piece of skin and the knuckle cartilage were detached, exposing the bone.
2018-09-12	Arlington	Texas	Williams-Sonoma Direct, Inc.	Elbow(s) and arms(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell while walking, landing on the floor and hitting their right elbow. The employee suffered a dislocated elbow and broken arm and was hospitalized.
2018-09-11	Arlington Heights	Illinois	Justin Johns Racing Stable	Brain	Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden
An employee was exercising a horse when it was startled and threw her off. Her head struck the ground; she was knocked unconscious, suffering a concussion and minor internal head trauma and bleeding. She was wearing a protective helmet and safety vest at the time of the incident.
2018-09-04	Arlington Heights	Illinois	Arlington Heights Ford, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
Two employees were cleaning a car in a car lot. One of them was struck by a pallet carried by a forklift, suffering a broken arm, broken shoulder, broken ribs, and ruptured spleen. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-08-29	Darlington	Wisconsin	Growmark, Inc.	Brain	Explosion, n.e.c.
An employee was dismantling a lubricant barrel with a torch when it exploded. The explosive force blew out the bottom of the drum, which flew up and struck the employee's face, smashing the welding helmet he was wearing, sending him backwards, and causing him to hit his head on the concrete floor. He suffered facial lacerations, a skull fracture, and bleeding on the brain.
2018-08-23	Arlington	Texas	AR Daniel Construction Services	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee suffered heat exhaustion while working inside a tunnel pipe.
2018-07-02	Arlington Heights	Illinois	Hoerr Construction, Inc.	Face	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning a sewer line with a hydro-jet. While he was pulling the hose, it came too far out of the manhole and the nozzle struck the employee's face, lacerating it.
2018-05-03	Arlington	Texas	Republic Services of Texas	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was picking up trash bags and was then attempting to climb up the back of a rear load trash truck to clean off the rear view camera when he slipped and fell due to wet conditions, breaking his left arm.
2018-04-11	Arlington	Texas	Packaging Corporation of America	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
A temporary employee was stacking material when the punching equipment line was stopped by other employees so they could address the recycling baler. The temporary employee went to the area around the shredder and was attempting to pull some material from underneath a conveyor when the employee's left hand was caught between the roller and the belt of the conveyor. The employee suffered a crushed left hand, fractured left thumb, and skin removal from the back of the left hand.
2018-04-05	Arlington	Virginia	Emcor Group, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was adding a belt onto an HVAC unit when the employee's right ring finger was caught between pulleys and consequently amputated.
2018-03-25	Arlington	Texas	SIX FLAGS OVER TEXAS	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a mat and fell at a food stand, suffering a fractured hip.
2018-01-29	Arlington Heights	Illinois	Northwest Community Healthcare	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a rolling table to remove Christmas decorations at the top of the bulletin board. The rolling table moved from under her causing her to fall. The employee was hospitalized for a subdural hematoma and a partial scalp hemorrhage.
2018-01-10	Arlington	Texas	ADS Logistics Co., LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was placing strap hooks onto D-rings to secure cargo to a trailer when the employee's left middle fingertip was caught and amputated in the hooks.
2017-10-17	Arlington	Texas	Lane Supply, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding metal into a press brake to break it. He was holding the metal with one hand when the press brake die descended and struck his fingers. He suffered two broken fingers, one cracked finger, tendon tears, and lacerations.
2017-10-16	Arlington Heights	Illinois	Weber Marking Systems, Inc. dba Weber Packaging Solutions, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a printing press when the employee's left hand was caught in an unguarded pinch point on the machine, fracturing two fingers.
2017-09-29	Arlington	Texas	Fiesta Mart	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting meat with a band saw when the saw blade partially amputated the employee's right index finger.
2017-09-19	Arlington	Texas	Rooms To Go	Ankle(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee turned a corner while operating a riding pallet jack and fell off of the machine to the concrete floor, suffering a possible ankle fracture.
2017-09-17	Arlington	Texas	SIX FLAGS OVER TEXAS	Wrist(s)	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown
An employee was bumped into by a customer and fell. She broke her left wrist, requiring hospitalization.
2017-09-17	Arlington	Texas	Pappas Restaurants, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was chopping celery with a knife and cut his left thumb, resulting in a partial amputation.
2017-08-11	Arlington	Texas	Williams Brother Construction Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was preparing two splice plates for connection to a beam when the bottom splice plate fell open and onto a J-hook. His left-hand fingertips were pinched and fractured between the edge of the J-hook and the concrete bridge deck, and his left thumb was dislocated.
2017-08-01	Arlington	Massachusett	CVS Health	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking in the parking lot while on their lunch break and was struck by a vehicle, resulting in broken ribs and hospitalization.
2017-07-24	Arlington	Texas	J&E Companies	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking on a wet scaffold board when he slid and fell off the scaffold, fracturing his shoulder, rupturing his spleen, bruising ribs, and breaking his right leg and knee.
2017-07-21	Arlington	Texas	Backstage Cafe	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee stumbled and hit his back on a fryer. Hot grease then splashed up and burned his back.
2017-07-13	Arlington	Texas	UPS	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
After making a delivery, an employee suffered muscle cramps, weakness, and dizziness due to heat illness, requiring hospitalization.
2017-06-20	Arlington	Texas	Displays LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was putting a frame together and was making a cut on a table saw with a dado blade when the blade lacerated his left thumb, requiring hospitalization.
2017-04-23	Arlington Heights	Illinois	Lutheran Home for the Aged, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was transporting a resident and tripped over the wheelchair footrest. She fell and fractured her femur.
2017-04-19	Arlington	Texas	BMW of Arlington	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was letting down a car lift when the lift came down on his left hand, amputating his middle finger.
2017-03-16	Arlington	Texas	Cross Connect Communications	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a ladder and fractured the right arm.
2017-03-15	Arlington	Texas	Caraustar	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was setting up an offline printer and got a finger caught between the roller and a guard resulting in an amputation injury.
2017-03-06	Arlington	Texas	The Demo Company	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was cutting a section of a six foot I-beam and placed it on the material cart. The employee's left hand was caught between the I-beam and the cart resulting in amputation of the middle fingertip.
2017-03-02	Arlington	Texas	Tom Thumb Distribution	Foot (feet)	Stepped on object
An employee was stacking pallets in a trailer and stepped on a broken pallet puncturing his right foot.
2017-02-06	Arlington	Texas	DCMM Rental One, Ltd.	Lower leg(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was helping a driver by moving a scissor lift with its remote control when the lift ran over his foot, breaking his left tibia just above the ankle.
2017-01-03	Arlington Heights	Illinois	New Albertson's, Inc. dba Jewel-Osco	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was collecting shopping carts in the parking lot when he was struck by a moving automobile, suffering multiple injuries and requiring hospitalization.
2016-10-14	Arlington	Texas	Atlas Industrial Contractors	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was waiting for a guardrail to be set in place by a fork lift so it could be anchored. After the guardrail was in place, the employee attempted to line up the guardrail with the anchor spots with her foot. The guardrail fell away from her into a post and came back toward her striking her left leg and fracturing the tibia.
2016-10-10	Arlington	Texas	Jose Sanchez	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee slid off a roof and fell to the ground. A harness rope was not connected at the time.
2016-09-28	Darlington	Wisconsin	WS AG CENTER, INC.	Thigh(s)	Excavation or trenching cave-in
An employee was digging out a trench when the trench collapsed and broke the employee's femur.
2016-09-21	Arlington	Texas	GENERAL MOTORS	Leg(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee was walking between jobs when his right leg was caught between a conveyor and a paint skid, lacerating it.
2016-08-09	Arlington	Texas	Binswanger Enterprises, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was installing a mirror when a piece of it broke off and impaled the employee in the chest, causing a laceration to the chest/abdomen.
2016-08-03	Arlington	Texas	The Kroger Company	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a meat saw to cut meat when his hand slipped and his right index fingertip was amputated by the saw.
2016-07-20	Arlington	Texas	UPS	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was transported to the hospital after suffering stomach cramping and was hospitalized for dehydration.
2016-07-19	Arlington	Texas	Republic Services of Texas	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee became ill while riding on the back of a trash truck. He was hospitalized for dehydration.
2016-07-05	Arlington	South Dakota	Prairie Ag Partners	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping a millwright remove a backstop from the grain leg of a silo when the employee's left thumb was partially amputated by a de-energized belt and pulley that moved due to the weight of the product in the cups on top of it.
2016-06-30	Arlington	Texas	Contech Engineered Services, LLC.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was using a powered walk-behind forklift to move raw material when he was pinned between the forklift and a roll of metal, injuring his hip and liver.
2016-06-21	Arlington	Texas	Winholt	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee suffered a finger amputation while working on a brake press.
2016-06-07	Arlington	Texas	Special Logistics Dallas	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While changing a roller on the power conveyor system, an employee's fingers were caught in the machine. The employee suffered two finger amputations. The system was still operating at the time of the incident.
2016-06-01	Arlington	Texas	McLane Foodservice	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was attempting to get his pallet jack out of the battery charging area when he was pinned between the jack and a racking system, breaking his tibia.