Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-14	Baytown	Tx	St. James House	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level
An employee was walking down a hall when she fell backward. Her head hit the wall and she suffered a spinal injury.
2021-08-13	Baytown	Tx	CBRE, Inc	Brain	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee was walking from a store to the gas filling area when they tripped on the curb and fell, resulting in a fractured skull and brain bleed.
2021-06-28	Baytown	Tx	Walmart Stores, Inc.	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on a puddle of hydraulic oil and fell, suffering a left knee injury.
2021-05-11	Baytown	Tx	LC Personnel	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was helping to pick up trash from the side of the street. Their right index finger was fractured by the lifting mechanism on the trash truck. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
2021-04-28	Baytown	Tx	Excel Inc.	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was cleaning the second level of a processing unit with a leaf blower. The employee fell through a 4-foot gap in the railing, landing on the floor and suffering bruises, lacerations, and a knee injury requiring surgery. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-02-24	Baytown	Tx	Optimized Process Designs, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A forklift operator was instructing another employee where to secure a load of pipe. A pipe in the load shifted, pinching the operator's thumb between the pipe and cab mounting bracket on the forklift. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the right thumb above the top knuckle.
2021-02-24	Baytown	Tx	Century Terminals	Forearm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was transferring hot oil from a tanker truck to a tank storage unit when back pressure in the hose caused oil to spill over onto the employee's forearms. The employee sustained second degree burns to both forearms.
2021-02-24	Baytown	Tx	Able Industrial, LLC	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a pack of pressurized air cylinders with a forklift. The employee noticed the forks were too close together and dismounted the forklift. As the employee was walking around to the front of the pack, he tripped on a curb and pulled the pack of air cylinders onto his foot.
2021-01-29	Baytown	Tx	Talke USA Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance on a running truck engine belt and amputated their right pinky finger.
2020-10-15	Baytown	Tx	Gulf Coast Tanks & Construction	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Crew members where unbolting a 40-foot riser pipe in order to separate the pipe in two pieces. When the bolts where removed, the pipes fell apart. The cable used to secure the bottom pipe caught an employee's left hand and pinched it between the pipe and the cable. causing a laceration to the middle finger and injury to the index finger. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-09-24	Baytown	Tx	Brandsafway, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
Two employees were inside a man basket suspended by a tower crane. They were erecting a suspended scaffold for a CAT 3, which processes hydrocarbons. The suspended man basket descended about 14 feet in 1-2 seconds before stopping. The basket did not strike the ground, but one of the employees fell out of the basket and was hanging off the side. The employees were wearing fall protection at the time. Both employees were hospitalized. Employee 1 sustained four fractured ribs and contusions to the
2020-09-21	Baytown	Tx	JSW Steel USA	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Employees were performing maintenance on a crimp press. The employees were using an impact (pneumatic) wrench to remove bolts from a vertically positioned cylinder in the crimp press. The injured employee was supporting the weight of the impact wrench to keep it steady. His fingers were underneath the vertically positioned impact wrench, away from the nut being removed. When the final nut was loosened, the cylinder slid down and crushed his pinky finger between the back/bottom of the impact wren
2020-08-07	Baytown	Tx	Cemex Construction Materials Houston, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was painting parking lot lines and became dehydrated. The employee was later hospitalized with a heat-related illness.
2020-07-28	Baytown	Texas	Palmer Distribution Services	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was using a forklift to move a triple-stacked pallet of drums containing chemicals. An expandable concrete joint hit the pallet, causing the material to shift. One drum was punctured and sprayed chemical onto the employee's entire body.
2020-06-16	Baytown	Texas	Sprint Waste Services	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was rolling a roll-off box to the ground when his right middle finger was caught between the box and it's rail resulting in an amputation.
2020-04-15	Baytown	Texas	Sonic Automotive	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking across a repair bay doorway when a vehicle struck him, causing a closed fracture of the right tibia.
2020-02-27	Baytown	Texas	Orion Construction, LP	Multiple head locations	Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
An employee was pulling a pin from a stud in preparation for mooring operations. The pin struck the employee, causing contusions and a laceration on the right side of the face and a hematoma on the back of the head.
2020-02-24	Baytown	Texas	Dresser-Rand Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was installing a valve on a compressor cylinder. The valve flipped and as the employee tried to stop it, his hands were caught in a pinch point causing amputation of the middle, ring, and pinky fingertips on the right hand. The employee was hospitalized and the fingertips were reattached.
2020-01-28	Baytown	Texas	Capstone Logistics LLC	Foot (feet)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee heard a noise and dismounted from a pallet jack to investigate. The pallet jack continued to roll when she got off and pinned her between the jack and rack, fracturing her left foot.
2019-09-02	Baytown	Texas	Exxon Mobil Baytown Refinery	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee came in contact with process fluid at a petroleum refinery. The employee suffered burns to the right arm and torso and was hospitalized.
2019-08-09	Baytown	Texas	ExxonMobil Baytown Chemical Company	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was offloading a truck with process fluid. The employee came into contact with the fluid and suffered second-degree burns to the face, neck, and shoulder.
2019-07-26	Baytown	Texas	Angel Brothers Enterprises, LTD	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to free a section of tarp cover that was caught on a trailer when the trailer’s air-operated gate was engaged. His hand was caught and crushed by the closing gate, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2019-07-17	Baytown	Texas	BrandSafway Solutions, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was building a scaffold frame for use as a temporary structure. While attaching a truss frame, he lost balance and fell approximately 8 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a concussion.
2019-05-20	Baytown	Texas	JSW STEEL USA, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was positioning a piece of steel in a band saw's pneumatically powered clamp mechanism to hold the sample for cutting when his right thumb distal tip was caught in the clamp. He suffered a partial amputation of the thumb tissue under the nail.
2019-03-13	Baytown	Texas	Katoen Natie Gulf Coast Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was backing up a forklift when his right hand was caught between its cage and a pallet of plywood. His middle and little fingers were amputated above the knuckles.
2019-02-20	Baytown	Texas	JV Industrial Companies, Ltd.	Multiple body parts	Fire
An employee started to cut a thermowell (a 2-inch piece of pipe with a sensor inside) using a portable bandsaw. A flash caused minor burns to the employee's chin, neck, and wrists; the employee was hospitalized.
2019-01-08	Baytown	Texas	Corrpro Co Inc	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
While running wires at the bottom of an excavation, an employee slipped on clay and fell resulting in a broken right tibia.
2018-08-31	Baytown	Texas	Suez Water Technologies & Solutions LLC.	Brain	Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway
An employee was driving a truck when the fifth wheel came off and the truck turned over. The employee suffered brain bleeding.
2018-08-15	Baytown	Texas	Walmart Stores, Inc.	Forearm(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee had used a yard mule to park a trailer and was pulling away from the trailer when the yard mule's air hose separated and snapped back through the open rear door, striking the employee in the forearm near the wrist. The employee suffered a compound fracture of the right radius and ulna.
2018-08-08	Baytown	Texas	JSW Steel (USA) Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was working on a broken limit switch, attempting to place the stop pin back in place, when the employee's right fourth finger distal tip was compressed between the housing and stop pin. The employee's distal tip was amputated (no bone loss).
2018-07-29	Baytown	Texas	JSW Steel (USA) Inc.	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An electrician was working on electrical equipment in the motor room when he was shocked and burned on his hands. He was hospitalized.
2018-07-23	Baytown	Texas	Cryogenic Vessel Alternatives Inc.	Arm(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was installing the bolt inside a tank's counterweight, which was held by a chain, when the chain suddenly broke. His left arm was then caught between the counterweight and the inner tank, resulting in a left arm amputation.
2018-07-15	Baytown	Texas	Siemens Building Technologies	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was troubleshooting an interlock switch on an HVAC unit. The employee's left pinky finger was caught in the HVAC door panel as the employee closed it, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2018-05-01	Baytown	Texas	JV Industrial Companies, Ltd.	Multiple body parts	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee finished rigging and was walking in an area where a crew was loading an exchanger bundle on a trailer when the load shifted, pinning the employee between the active load and an adjacent stationary load. The employee suffered a fractured left femur and pelvis.
2018-02-04	Baytown	Texas	Veolia Industrial Services, Inc.	Arm(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was hydro-blasting a 2-inch line with a flex lance at approximately 18,000 psi. The tip inadvertently exited the pipe, striking him in the left arm. The contact resulted in a blunt force abrasion and a possible water injection. He was hospitalized.
2018-01-22	Baytown	Texas	YMCA	Pelvis	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee tripped and fell when walking over a transition between two different types of flooring, breaking her pelvis and requiring hospitalization.
2017-10-16	Baytown	Texas	Richardson Stevedoring and Logistics Services, Inc.	Face	Struck against object or equipment
An employee was re-positioning the strap on a bundle of pipe when his head struck the milled end of one of the pipes, lacerating the left side of his head near his eye.
2017-09-27	Baytown	Texas	Vertex Energy	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was filling a tanker trailer with used oil that was being pumped from a larger stationary tank. He climbed the trailer-mounted ladder to open the dome hatch to check on the filling process. When he released one of the dome hatch cover clips, the lid was blown open from built-up pressure inside the tank. He was thrown from the ladder to the ground, hitting his head and neck and requiring hospitalization.
2017-09-07	Baytown	Texas	MAMMOET USA INC	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was unloading a hook block assembly. As he was removing the second pin from the hook block, the hook block fell and struck his left leg, crushing it. His leg was amputated above the knee.
2017-08-22	Baytown	Texas	Richardson Stevedoring & Logistics	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on water vehicle
An employee climbed up a ladder to unhook it from a barge. The employee climbed up 4 to 5 steps when the ladder moved. He lost his balance and fell 6 feet to the floor of the barge, fracturing his left wrist and right knee and possibly fracturing his right hip.
2017-08-18	Baytown	Texas	Americas Welders Corp.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working from an extendable boom platform when the boom was struck by an overhead crane's block and tackle, which had broken loose. The employee was thrown outside of the platform, suffering multiple spinal injuries and requiring hospitalization.
2017-05-18	Baytown	Texas	JSW STEEL USA, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On May 18, 2017, at approximately 2:30 PM, an employee swung open a machine door to allow a pipe to roll into the machine. His left index fingertip was pinched in the door hinge and had to be amputated.
2017-05-18	Baytown	Texas	ExxonMobil	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
On May 18, 2017, at approximately 11:05 AM, an employee was working with a valve when hot oil inside the valve caused second degree burns to his right arm and lower back.
2017-05-11	Baytown	Texas	Borusan Mannesman Pipe US Inc.	Head and trunk	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was bending over to paint the bottom of a pipe when another piece kicked over behind him and struck his left shoulder. He was pushed into the pipe he was painting, making contact in the center of his chest. He was hospitalized with a contusion to the left shoulder (back), contusion to the front of the chest, and laceration to the chin.
2017-04-24	Baytown	Texas	Chili's Bar & Grill	Arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was changing out a capsule of dish detergent in the dish machine when product spilled onto his arms. The employee sprayed hot water onto his arms to get the soap off resulting in thermal burns to both arms.
2017-03-25	Baytown	Texas	Covestro LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was working at the chlorine loading station and was changing out a transfer hose from a railcar. Upon disconnecting the hose, the employee inhaled chlorine, requiring hospitalization.
2017-02-10	Baytown	Texas	S&B Engineers and Constructors, LTD	Multiple foot (feet) locations	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A pipefitting crew was installing wear pads on a 30-inch-diameter pipe. When they lifted the pipe with a chain fall, it fell approximately 1 to 2 feet and pinched an employee's right foot between the pipe and support, injuring his right small toe, fourth toe, and the distal portion of his foot. He was hospitalized.
2017-02-09	Baytown	Texas	Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals Construction Services Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was shifting a material support stand with a coworker when the employee's left thumb was pinched between the tops of the support being moved and an adjacent support. The distal tip of the employee's left thumb was amputated.
2017-02-08	Baytown	Texas	Mine Service Inc	Multiple leg locations	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was installing a handrail system in a newly constructed railcar unloading facility. A railway machine that was slowly moving through the area contacted some construction material, causing it to pivot and pin the employee's leg between the material and the edge of the concrete slab. The employee suffered a leg laceration and fractures, requiring hospitalization.
2017-01-23	Baytown	Texas	ExxonMobil	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was entering the plant through another building when a door closed on her right ring finger. The doctor diagnosed the injury as an amputation of the distal portion of her right ring finger.
2016-10-17	Baytown	Texas	Fluor and JGC Joint Venture	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Employees were installing grating that consisted of 4 sheets (approximately 4 feet by 5 feet), cumulatively weighing approximately 800 pounds. When the employees disconnected the load from the crane, they realized the corner of the grating rested on the edge of an existing guard rail toe plate. The injured employee attempted to lift the grating upwards while his coworker used a spud wrench to shift the grating off the toe plate. The grating shifted and caught the injured employee's left index fi
2016-09-22	Baytown	Texas	USA Environmental, LP	Lower leg(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was pressure washing pipes with a steam cleaner when the steam hose became disconnected from the cleaner and whipped around, striking the employee in the leg and fracturing the tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
2016-09-22	Baytown	Texas	WHM Custom Services, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was assisting a rigger and a crane operator with guiding a furnace tube through the opening of a furnace when the employee's finger was caught between the 90-degree point of the furnace opening and a furnace tube. The right-hand index finger was partially amputated, requiring surgery.
2016-08-08	Baytown	Texas	Fluor and JGC Joint Venture	Lumbar region	Struck by object or equipment
Workers were offloading jersey barriers from a trailer when they lost control of one of the jersey barriers, causing it to strike an employee in the back. The employee rolled off the trailer and laid down on the ground. The employee was hospitalized with L2 and L3 vertebrae fractures.
2016-07-20	Baytown	Texas	Fluor and JGC Joint Venture	Lower leg(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Rigging employees were setting a pipe that was 20 feet long, 24 inches in diameter, and weighed 5 tons. As the load was being transferred from the crane to the rack, the riggers were adjusting the chain fall hoists. Slack was taken up in one of the hoists, which caused the pipe to lift. When the pipe lifted the injured employee was straddling the beam, and the shoe plate of the pipe contacted the injured employee's left lower leg, causing a compound fracture. The employee was admitted to the hos
2016-07-16	Baytown	Texas	Austin Industrial	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was cleaning up for the day and was setting a metal shelving unit onto the bucket of a backhoe machine. The employee lost control of the shelf and it dropped, pinching his index finger between the bucket and shelf. The finger was amputated at the first joint.
2016-07-16	Baytown	Texas	Chevron Phillips Chemical Co., LP	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking on the north side of the H-602 hot oil heater unit when he tripped over a scaffold pole and landed on both elbows. The employee was admitted to the hospital with two fractured elbows. The right elbow fracture required surgery.
2016-06-24	Baytown	Texas	Eco Services Operations Corp	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
Two employees were taking an old boiler unit that had been inactive for several years and replacing it with a new unit. One of the employees had been cutting some of the old piping and the other employee started to take off the controls from the boiler. At some point, the employee taking off the controls hit a control that opened a valve on one of the pipes that had already been cut. That particular pipe was attached to another active boiler. When the valve opened it sprayed the other employee t
2016-06-17	Baytown	Texas	WalMart Distribution Center Incorporated	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was doing quality assurance at his desk computer when he passed out and hit his head on the floor due to dehydration.
2016-06-09	Baytown	Texas	International Plant Services	Fingertip(s)	Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee was attempting to unravel a bound chain. When the slack released, his left middle finger was caught between two pieces of steel, amputating his fingertip.
2016-04-23	Baytown	Texas	Fluor / JGC - FEI JV	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was acting as a spotter for a crane being moved. While standing between the crane and another stationary crane, the employee attempted to warn the crane operator that he was about to hit the other crane when he was crushed between the crane that was moving and the stationary crane. He suffered lung, hip, and head injuries and required surgery.
2016-03-21	Baytown	Texas	Fluor Corporation	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was moving a pipe to another pipe to be welded. As the employee was maneuvering out of the way of the moving pipe, he tripped on another pipe that was laying on the ground. He fell onto that pipe and broke his left wrist, requiring hospitalization.
2016-02-02	Baytown	Texas	Exxon Mobil	Head and neck	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee sustained burns to the side of the face and neck after coming in contact with heavy oil while unplugging a bleeder valve.
2016-01-07	Baytown	Texas	JSW Steel, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working behind pipe coating line equipment. He dismounted approximately 4.5 feet from his work platform and lost his footing. He lacerated and injured his shoulder, head, and arm.
2015-12-03	Baytown	Texas	Savage Refinery Services	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by rail vehicle-transportation incident
An employee was loading railcars with petroleum coke. As he was coupling up the railcars, his left foot got caught under the railcar. He called out to the locomotive operator to back the railcar in the other direction to relieve the pressure off his foot, which was crushed in the process and required hospitalization.
2015-11-19	Baytown	Texas	Exel Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was operating a rail king (equipment that moves rail cars) to couple two rail cars. The rail cars would not couple, so the employee bumped the rail cars and the front rail car started moving. The employee got off the rail king and attempted to get onto the moving rail car to set the brake. The employee slipped as he was getting onto the rail car and a wheel ran over his left foot amputating at least two toes. The employee was transported to the hospital where he underwent surgery
2015-10-27	Baytown	Texas	Speedco	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was on an extension ladder approximately 20 feet high changing a light bulb. The employee fell from the ladder onto the cement floor and suffered a broken shoulder and possible brain injuries.
2015-09-21	Baytown	Texas	Securitas Critical Infrasture Service Inc	Lumbar region	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was lifting a 5-gallon water bottle to change out an empty bottle when he sustained a lower back injury and lost feeling in his legs.
2015-09-03	Baytown	Texas	National Oilwell Varco	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was working to set a tool up to start torqueing when his pinky finger got caught between the hydraulic torque wrench and a part. He dislocated his pinky finger.
2015-09-01	Baytown	Texas	Home Depot Distribution Center	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee operating a pallet jack went to drop off some pallets. He looked backwards and ran into a guard rail, fracturing his left leg.
2015-08-26	Baytown	Texas	Oreilly Auto Parts	Arm(s)	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was lifting a battery when he heard a "pop." The employee had cellulitis of the arm and the wound began oozing. The employee was sent to the hospital for treatment.
2015-07-04	Baytown	Texas	JSW Steel (USA), Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Two employees were burned while testing a 4,600-volt electrical line that created an arc flash.
2015-07-01	Baytown	Texas	J.T. Thorpe & Son Inc	Forearm(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee slipped as he was climbing down a scaffold ladder. He tried to catch himself by grabbing onto the ladder. His left arm hit the ladder clamp, which cut open his left arm (2 inches below his wrist to about 1 inch above his elbow). The cut was approximately 6 inches.
2015-02-17	Baytown	Texas	Liberty Tire Recycling	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Employee had the tips of his left hand index and ring finger amputated. The employee was performing maintenance on an auger machine. He climbed onto the machine to reach a motor belt and pulley that was seven feet from the ground. He was turning the belt and pulley on the motor to see if it was working properly when another employee energized the auger causing his fingers to get caught by the nip point between the belt and pulley.
2015-02-13	Baytown	Texas	BCFS Health and Human Services	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Employee was buffing floor using a propane buffer when the employee experienced upper respiratory discomfort because of fumes caused by the buffer.
2015-01-17	Baytown	Texas	Sprint Waste Services, LP	Multiple body parts	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
The employee had finished making a drop off at the Waste Management Landfill, when he observed his back gate was open. He got out of the truck, and went to the back of the vehicle to close the gate mechanism. The truck began to roll backwards, and the employee ran to get back into the vehicle. The employee fell, landing in the path of the vehicle. The vehicle ran over the employee, causing multiple fractures on his right side and a cut to his calf.