| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-12 | Bastrop | Tx | Irby Construction Company | Jaw, chin | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
| An employee was pressing a core on a power line conductor wire when the core gave way, causing the hoist to strike the employee's jaw. The employee sustained a laceration and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-10-08 | Bastrop | Tx | Grocers Supply Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was unloading a pallet from the back of a truck's trailer. When the employee got to the end of the lift gate his foot got caught between the safety bar/pallet stop and the manual pallet jack. He fell off the lift gate approximately 4 feet to the concrete ground. The employee sustained a right knee injury and a shattered fibula. | |||||
| 2020-07-03 | Bastrop | Louisiana | Bastrop Tank Wash, Inc. | Tooth (teeth) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee fell while cleaning the inside of a tank that had contained ethyl alcohol. The employee injured his face and knocked out two teeth, possibly aspirating one tooth. | |||||
| 2019-07-29 | Bastrop | Louisiana | Harvey Construction Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was trying to determine what was wrong with operation of a miter saw when the saw amputated the end of the employee's left index finger. | |||||
| 2018-04-13 | Bastrop | Louisiana | Walmart Stores, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
| An employee was prepping for the day when a contractor dropped a CO2 cartridge in a deli fryer and it exploded. The employee received grease burns on the face, arms, chest, and hands. | |||||
| 2018-02-25 | Bastrop | Texas | Darling Ingredients Inc. | Shoulder(s) and arm(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was attempting to unclog hot (250 to 270 degrees) grease from a pipe when the grease caused second degree burns to the employee's shoulder and first degree burns to the arm. | |||||
| 2017-04-10 | Bastrop | Texas | Darling Ingredients Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other jump to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was clearing the hydrolyzer when backpressure caused hot feathers to discharge onto the employee. As the employee moved out of the way, he fell six feet breaking a bone over his left eye and suffering first and second degree burns to the hands, arms, face and neck. | |||||
| 2017-04-05 | Bastrop | Louisiana | T&D Solutions | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was driving a ground rod down with a ground rod driver when the driver came off the rod and broke his left thumb. | |||||
| 2016-03-18 | Bastrop | Texas | Darling Ingredients | Leg(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was working on a machine with a pry bar when the bar slipped, causing him to lose his balance and step backward into a sub-pump hole filled with hot water. The employee sustained 2nd degree burns to his left leg and was hospitalized on March 18, 2016. | |||||
| 2016-02-28 | Bastrop | Texas | Sames Bastrop Ford, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee's fingertip was amputated after contacting the belt of a running air compressor while attempting to repair the machine. | |||||
| 2015-11-24 | Bastrop | Texas | Darling Ingredients | Arm(s) | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
| On 11/24/15, at 1900 hours, an employee was operating a rough terrain forklift on a steep grade. The forklift toppled over and pinned his left arm underneath. He was hospitalized with a broken arm and had surgery. | |||||
| 2015-11-06 | Bastrop | Louisiana | Brookshire Grocery Co. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was cutting meat using a band saw. He lost his balance and his thumb went into the saw blade, amputating it. | |||||
| 2015-08-26 | Bastrop | Texas | Capitol Concrete Contractors, Inc. | Wrist(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was hospitalized after getting his right arm caught between the arm of a skid steer and the frame, fracturing his wrist. | |||||