| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-03 | Bossier City | La | Cactus Wellhead LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was operating a machining mill. While loading a new piece of material into the machine, the employee brushed off metal shavings from the top of the machine and their left hand was caught between the piece of material and tailstock of the machine. Their left middle and index fingers were crushed and the middle finger required surgical amputation. | |||||
| 2021-07-15 | Bossier City | La | RANGER STEEL ERECTORS, INC. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was installing a beam when he fell about 15 feet along with the beam he was hooked up to, resulting in multiple broken bones and lacerations. | |||||
| 2021-03-24 | Bossier City | La | Willis-Knighton Bossier Health Center | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee's shoe cover was caught on the wheel of a baby crib. She tripped and fell, suffering a broken left hip. | |||||
| 2020-06-14 | Bossier City | Louisiana | Pioneer Well Services, LLC | Leg(s) | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment |
| An employee was on a rig floor walkway removing a wireline top tree flange when the walkway collapsed to the ground. The employee suffered a broken leg and a head laceration. | |||||
| 2020-04-16 | Bossier City | Louisiana | WILHITE ELECTRIC CO | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was on a ladder installing an electric metallic tube. While attaching the tubing, the employee was startled by a shock and slipped off the ladder, falling to the ground and breaking his wrist. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-07-10 | Bossier City | Louisiana | Asplundh Tree Expert, Co. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee suffered heat-related cramping on returning to the ground after cutting/trimming trees. | |||||
| 2019-04-06 | Bossier City | Louisiana | Sam's Club | Upper arm(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was backing up in a forklift when his left arm was pinned between the side of the forklift and the steel racking behind him. The arm was crushed between the elbow and the shoulder, suffering a compound fracture. | |||||
| 2019-03-03 | Boss | Missouri | The Buick Resource Recycling Facility | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was emptying large battery cells into the vibrating pan that feeds a battery shredder. When the cells dumped into the pan they fell against the splash door, pushing the door against his right hand and severing the tips of his middle and ring fingers. | |||||
| 2019-01-23 | Bossier City | Louisiana | Johns Manville | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was on a ladder when it shifted backwards. The employee fell about 12 feet to the ground, suffering a broken right ankle and a closed compression fracture of a lower-back vertebra. | |||||
| 2018-08-08 | Bossier City | Louisiana | Halliburton Energy Services | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| Two employees were working on a pump. The first employee had his hand in the pump when the second employee rotated the drive line. The rotating pump parts then caused an amputation to the first employee's right index finger and laceration to his middle finger. | |||||
| 2018-05-07 | Bossier City | Louisiana | Willis-Knighton Bossier Health Center | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Standing, standing up-single episode |
| An employee was sitting in a chair talking with a patient. Wen he stood up he felt back pain, and almost fell twice. He was hospitalized with a back strain. | |||||
| 2018-03-31 | Boss | Missouri | DOE RUN RESOURCES CORPORATION | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was dismantling a pump. As bolts were removed from the housing, hot water released from the pump, making contact with the employee. The employee suffered burns to the head, neck, arms, trunk, chest, hips, and thighs. | |||||
| 2018-03-15 | Bossier City | Louisiana | Dunlap & Kyle Co, Inc. | Arm(s) | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
| A n employee was mounting a tire when it blew up, breaking the employee's arm. | |||||
| 2018-03-14 | Boss | Missouri | Doe Run | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was filling molds with molten lead. When he turned a valve to open it, the line split and sprayed him with the molten lead, burning his abdomen and right arm. | |||||
| 2017-06-20 | Bossier City | Louisiana | Sabre Industries, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee began feeling ill and sweating profusely while building a shipping crate. The employee then passed out due to dehydration and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-03-02 | Bossier City | Louisiana | RAYTECH INDUSTRIES, INC. | Hand(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a knife to trim plastic. The knife slipped and punctured the employee's left hand. The employee was hospitalized for treatment. | |||||
| 2017-02-03 | Bossier City | Louisiana | Simpson Plastering, L.L.C | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was working from a ladder on top of a roof when the base of the ladder slipped, causing the employee to fall and break an ankle. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-01-07 | Boss | Missouri | The Doe Run Resources Corporation | Multiple trunk locations | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was attempting to use a pry bar to pry up on the bail of a lead pot when the pry bar slipped, causing the employee to fall 6 to 8 feet to the ground. He landed on his left side, cracking four ribs and fracturing two vertebrae. | |||||
| 2016-10-05 | Boss | Missouri | Doe Run | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| A maintenance employee was using a sledgehammer to drive a launder pin out when the sledgehammer struck his left pinky finger, amputating the fingertip. | |||||
| 2016-05-18 | Bossier City | Louisiana | Elliott Industries, Inc. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached |
| An employee was adjusting the forks of a fork truck while they were lifted approximately 2 feet in the air when the forks failed and fell, partially amputating his left big toe. He had surgery. | |||||
| 2016-05-06 | Bossier City | Louisiana | KLX Energy Service | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| The employee was moving a piece of equipment from a wooden pallet to a storage rack. The sphere tool (250-300 lb. steel pipe) slipped. The employee tried to catch it and got his finger caught between the sphere tool and the rack. The right ring finger was amputated. | |||||
| 2015-09-25 | Bossier City | Louisiana | Willis-Knight Health System | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode |
| An employee was moving a patient on a rolling bed and injured her back. | |||||
| 2015-07-28 | Bossier City | Louisiana | RICHARDSON MASONRY & CONSTRUCTION, INC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee become overheated while laying bricks during a construction project at a church. | |||||
| 2015-01-06 | Bossier City | Louisiana | SMART ELEVATORS CO. | Multiple body parts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
| An employee entered a storage container that contained painting materials at the work site. Upon entering the container, the employee lit a cigarette in the container, and an explosion occurred shortly afterwards. The employee was burned on the face and hands. The employee was admitted to the hospital for treatment of his burns. | |||||