Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-10-27 | Bishop | Tx | Nordex USA, Inc. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was placing zip ties. The elevator he was on moved upward and his left foot got caught on one of the rungs, resulting in crush injuries to his toes. | |||||
2020-08-12 | Bishop | Tx | Brown and Root Industrial Services LTD | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee had been dismantling a scaffold when he experienced stomach cramps. He was monitored for approximately 45 minutes while in an air conditioned environment and his stomach cramps improved. After work, he was hospitalized with dehydration/heat stress. | |||||
2020-07-22 | Bishop | California | SEQUOIA & KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK | Knee(s) | Other exertions or bodily reactions |
An employee was hiking down steep rocky terrain when he twisted his right knee. | |||||
2020-01-07 | Bishop | Texas | Bennett On Site Services, LLC | Head, neck, and trunk | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
While spotting a crane, an employee tripped on laminate timber mats and fell to the ground, suffering face, head, neck, and back injuries. | |||||
2018-07-10 | Bishop | Texas | TEAM INDUSTRIAL SERVICES INC | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was about to climb a 15-foot chain ladder to exit a horizontal vessel. When he stepped onto the ladder, it became unstable and he fell. He landed on his back on the vessel's floor, suffering multiple broken vertebrae. | |||||
2018-03-13 | Bishop | Georgia | Master Grave Service, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was adjusting a pipe underneath a vault. His hand was close to an aluminum skid when the vault was lowered. His left index fingertip was then caught and amputated between the iron pipe and the skid. | |||||
2017-09-23 | Bishop | Texas | Ticona Polymers, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
An employee amputated his right middle finger while working in the compounding unit as he was prepping to clean a product tank. | |||||
2017-06-02 | Bishop | Texas | Tobin Scarborough Farms | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
An employee was helping load cattle into a trailer when a cow kicked back and the employee's hand was caught between the gate and trailer frame. The employee's ring finger was severely lacerated. | |||||
2017-03-08 | Bishop | Texas | Renewable Energy Systems Americas, Inc. | Multiple face locations | Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet |
Two employees were removing a plywood cover over the vault for a pad mount transformer. One employee stepped forward while lifting and fell into the 3-foot deep hole. The employee sustained a fractured mandible, broken teeth and lacerations to his face. | |||||
2017-02-23 | Bishop | Texas | Renewable Energy System Americas, Inc. | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Struck by object or equipment rolling freely |
An employee was standing near a flat bed trailer while conductor reels were loaded onto the flat bed. A reel came off the spreader beam, dropped and rolled onto the employee's legs. The reel was removed from his legs with a fork lift. The employee suffered lacerations and a fractured leg and ankle. | |||||
2016-10-04 | Bishop | Texas | Berry Contracting L.P | Upper and lower limb(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone |
The employee was aligning the traffic control barrels when a vehicle struck the employee. The employee sustained a broken leg, arm and a dislocated ankle. | |||||
2015-06-04 | Bishop | Texas | Ticona Polymers, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
An employee was performing a gaging around, checking outside operating conditions, and inspecting the equipment in the pharmaceutical unit. A pressurized hose connected to a process line and containing a contaminated chemical mixture of nitrogen and hydrochloric acid was nearby. The hose was pressurized but not flowing; it was closed by the valve. The employee was 3 to 5 feet from the hose when it became disconnected. He sustained burns to his abdomen, arm, and face. |