Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-01-27 | Bliss | Id | North Side Canal Company Limited | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was hauling a load of rock to a site. He got out of his truck, slipped on a patch of ice, and fell, resulting in a broken left hip. | |||||
2019-04-09 | Bliss | New York | CSS Farms, LLC | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was cleaning an upstairs storage area. A motor was being tossed to a lower level when an attached hose clamp snagged his clothing and caused him to fall 10 feet. He suffered a broken leg. | |||||
2018-07-20 | Fort Bliss | Texas | Customs and Border Protection-Field Operations | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was conducting a training exercise with a canine unit when he suddenly felt a shortness of breath and dizziness. He was hospitalized for dehydration and renal failure. | |||||
2017-03-28 | Fort Bliss | Texas | Pride Industries | Hip(s) | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs |
An employee and a coworker were carrying a sink into storage when the employee tripped on a 4-inch curb and fell, fracturing his right hip. | |||||
2017-03-13 | Fort Bliss | Texas | COBB Mechanical Contractors | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Overexertion involving outside sources |
On March 13, 2017, at approximately 11:30 a.m., an employee was unloading copper pipes from a forklift when he suffered an umbilical hernia and was hospitalized. | |||||
2016-07-19 | Fort Bliss | Texas | Pride Industries | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was climbing a ladder, slipped due to a faulty grab bar, and fell approximately 12 feet. He was admitted to the hospital for a broken wrist and a bruise to the head. | |||||
2015-04-11 | Fort Bliss | Texas | Customs & Border Patrol | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Bites and stings |
An employee was participating in an obstacle course at Fort Bliss when he went over an obstacle and felt an insect bite his right index finger. | |||||
2015-01-27 | Fort Bliss | Texas | Fort Bliss National Cemetery | Lower leg(s) | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet |
On January 27, 2015 at approximately 3:07 pm, employees had placed a casket in a five foot grave. When they lifted the liner to cover the casket, the ground gave out and one employee fell into the grave breaking both his leg (both the tibia and fibula). He was taken to Beaumont Army Medical Center for in-patient hospitalization and surgery to repair his leg. |