Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-09-07	Bryan	Tx	Sanderson Farms. Inc.	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using a spray hose to clean conveyors when her forearm became caught in a conveyor belt. Skin was removed from the forearm.
2021-08-18	Bryan	Tx	Pioneer Well Services, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
An employee was pushing the forks of a forklift to widen their position. He needed to get the forks around the hook it sits in. Once it cleared the hook, the fork slid quickly, catching the employee's right middle finger against the headache rack support. The finger was amputated.
2021-08-12	Bryan	Tx	Sanderson Farms Inc, Processing Division	Thigh(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by another person
On August 12, 2021, at 1:00 p.m., an employee was clocking in after a lunch break when he was struck by a manual dolly loaded with trays. The employee fell to the ground and suffered a fractured femur.
2021-08-05	Bryan	Oh	Spangler Candy Company	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking near a conveyor. Her toe was caught on a support pole for the conveyor and she fell to the concrete floor, suffering a broken hip.
2021-06-17	Bryan	Tx	Texas Steel Conversion, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was standing near a cross rolling machine when they lost their footing and fell toward the machine. As the employee tried to regain their balance, their right hand contacted the roller on the machine, resulting in an index finger amputation and a laceration to the middle finger.
2021-02-09	Bryan	Tx	McElroy Metal	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was bending a beam on a bending machine when the machine's foot pedal was pressed and the machine came into contact with the employee's fingers. The employee suffered fingertip amputations on his index and middle fingers.
2020-09-28	Bryan	Tx	Sanderson Farms	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a moving conveyor belt. Her right hand was caught between the belt and an interior sprocket, causing lacerations and potentially broken bones. She was hospitalized.
2020-09-21	Bryan	Tx	St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital	Multiple body parts	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
A nurse was bitten by a patient on her right thumb and left chest area. The injuries required surgery.
2020-07-24	Bryant Pond	Maine	Firstlight Fiber, Inc	Brain	Fall on same level
An employee fell and hit his head while walking to his vehicle. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-07-22	Bryan	Ohio	Manufactured Housing Enterprises, Inc.	Arm(s)	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
An employee was changing a forklift's tire. The employee removed the lug nuts and had grabbed the sides of the tire to remove it. As the employee was rocking the tire, the forklift fell off the jack and pinned the employee's arm between it's fender and the tire. The employees arm was fractured and required surgery and hospitalization.
2020-04-25	Bryant	Arkansas	Walmart Supercenter	Shoulder(s) and arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was stepping over a caution tape barrier when she tripped over the barrier and fell, fracturing her left shoulder and upper arm. She was hospitalized and had surgery.
2020-03-18	Bryan	Texas	Bryan Iron & Metal, Ltd.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was conducting maintenance on equipment when the cover started to slide and caught the employee's right index finger, resulting in an amputation.
2020-02-03	Bryan	Ohio	Arrow Tru-Line, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On February 3, 2020, an employee was dumping a scrap hopper of metal into a larger hopper. The scrap hopper started to slide down the forks, and the employee's fingers were caught between the forks and the scrap hopper. Two of the employee's fingertips were amputated.
2020-01-03	Bryan	Texas	Mid South Baking Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A maintenance employee was attempting to tighten a friction belt with an Allen wrench on a wrapper machine when the employee's hand was caught in the friction belt, resulting in lacerations to the right index and ring fingers.
2019-08-12	Bryant	Arkansas	Keystone Automotive, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was unloading an 18-wheeler trailer when a truck frame that was on the truck fell and caught his right pinky finger between the wall of the trailer and the truck frame. His right pinky finger was amputated to the first joint.
2019-07-06	Bryant	Arkansas	WALMART STORE #3230	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was loading cardboard into a baler. She tripped over a pallet and fell to the floor, breaking her hip.
2019-05-29	Bryant	Arkansas	WALMART STORE #3230	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was pushing an emergency panic bar on an automatic sliding door, trying to close the door. Her left little finger was caught between the door and the frame, suffering a fracture.
2019-05-24	Bryant	Arkansas	Redstone Construction Group	Upper arm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting a concrete pipe with a saw when the saw kicked back and lacerated the employee's bicep.
2019-05-09	Bryan	Texas	CHI St. Joseph Health System	Head	Fall while sitting
An employee went to sit down on a computer chair when it rolled away from the employee. The employee fell to the ground and hit her head.
2019-04-17	Bryan	Texas	BH Media, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was hanging printing plates with a coworker when the coworker released his stop button, allowing the printing press to jog forward to hang the next plate. The injured employee's left hand was caught in a pinch point, suffering lacerations.
2019-04-11	Bryan	Texas	Doggett Heavy Machinery Services	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was climbing down from a street sweeper when he fell about 3 feet to the ground, breaking his right leg.
2019-04-04	Bryan	Texas	The Davey Tree Expert Company	Lower leg(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding an ATV when he lost control and jumped off, fracturing his tibia and fibula.
2019-03-25	Bryan	Texas	JT Framing	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was installing balcony railings and fell from the second floor to the ground resulting in a fractures to his spine.
2019-03-24	Bryan	Texas	Texas Steel Conversion, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object or equipment
While moving from one work station to another, an employee was struck by a moving piece of pipe. He suffered a broken rib and a collapsed lung.
2019-03-23	Bryan	Texas	Producers Cooperative Association	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was working on a cyclone fan and amputated the tip of his left thumb on the blade.
2019-02-14	Bryan	Texas	Sanderson Farms, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was unjamming chicken frames in a rapid deboner. His left index finger was caught between a guard and a chicken frame, resulting in a partial amputation of the finger.
2019-02-06	Bryan	Texas	Innovative Energy Services, Inc	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was standing near a winch truck that was being used to pull out a workover rig that was stuck in the mud. The winch cable was hooked to a cross member on the rig. The winch truck driver attempted to pull on the rig and the cross member welding broke. The cross member swung around and struck the employee's chest. The employee suffered fractured ribs, a collapsed lung, and a ruptured spleen.
2019-01-22	Bryan	Ohio	Bryan Metals	Multiple trunk locations	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice and fell to the ground in the parking lot while walking from a vehicle. The employee suffered rib and pelvic fractures.
2019-01-12	Bryan	Texas	Knife River Corporation South	Upper and lower limb(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was loading a tanker truck with hot asphalt oil. The hose came loose and splashed the employee with hot asphalt oil causing third degree burns to the arms and legs. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-09-16	Bryan	Texas	TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION INC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was adjusting a pipe with a cheater bar when the pipe struck him and he fell on his side, breaking his hip and requiring surgery.
2018-09-04	Bryan	Texas	Bway Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was cleaning and clearing regrind from the area around a large mechanical grinder. The grinder was powered down and locked out with the machine guarding and covering removed. The employee spun the shaft of the grinder by hand to check and see if the shaft/rotor was clear. This caused the shaft to rotate. He then tried to stop the shaft from spinning and his right hand contacted a blade attached to the shaft, causing multiple lacerations to his fingers.
2018-08-17	Bryan	Ohio	Manufactured Housing Enterprises Inc.	Ankle(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
On August 17, 2018, an employee was stepping over a rafter while holding a pneumatic staple gun when the gun hit the employee's right ankle and shot a staple into it. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
2018-08-06	Bryan	Texas	HASA Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was working at the capping station on a bottling line when some caps fell off the automated capper onto the moving conveyor belt and were caught under the guard. The employee was attempting to retrieve the caps when her right ring fingertip was amputated.
2018-07-31	Bryan	Texas	PMG Auto Sales of Brazos Valley, LLC	Shoulder(s) and back	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee was walking inside the office area on carpeted floor when she tripped and fell to the floor, suffering a fractured left shoulder and a hairline fracture of the L4 vertebra. She was hospitalized.
2018-07-07	Bryan	Texas	H-E-B Grocery Company, LP	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell off a 2-foot step ladder and hit boxes while stocking a shelf, suffering cracked ribs and a punctured lung.
2018-06-15	Bryan	Texas	Ply Gem Windows	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was changing the die on an extrusion press machine when the machine actuated amputated the employee's right index finger to the first knuckle. The die was energized at the time of the incident.
2018-05-15	Bryan	Texas	Sanderson Farms, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was removing a clamp at a joint in a stainless steel water line that was diluted with peracetic acid when the acid contacted the employee, who received second degree burns to the left shoulder, left chest, and neck, as well as eye and chest irritation.
2018-05-09	Bryan	Texas	MidSouth Baking Company	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking across the factory floor when he slipped and fell, breaking a hip.
2018-03-01	Bryan	Texas	Marek Brothers Sheetrock Installation Company, LTD	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a sheetrock dolly with dense glass down a small plywood ramp that bridged a concrete curb to the next level (approximately 8 inches high) when the dolly tipped over and fell on the employee, fracturing his right leg between the knee and calf area.
2018-02-23	Bryan	Texas	Trinity Crushed Concrete	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was directing the loading of a truck trailer and fell off the truck approximately 12 feet to the ground, injuring his back.
2018-02-12	Bryan	Texas	Sunbelt Rentals, Inc.	Hip(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was offloading a scissor lift from a truck to the company yard when the lift went off the ramp and tipped over onto its side on the ground. The employee sustained a broken hip.
2018-01-02	Bryant	Arkansas	Summerwood Partners LLC	Nonclassifiable	Multiple violent acts by other person
An employee was assaulted by a customer that came into the store. The assailant forced the sales clerk outside and proceeded to bang her head against a gas pump. The customer then beat her multiple times with his fists and ran over the employee with his car. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-10-06	Bryan	Ohio	TPC Metals LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning the rollers of a machine when both hands were pulled into the ingoing nip point and amputated.
2017-10-06	Bryan	Ohio	Spangler Candy Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was using a hand tool to retrieve parts from a candy press machine when the employee's hand tool and left hand were pulled into the point of operation, amputating the index finger.
2017-10-04	Bryan	Texas	South Texas Aggregates	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While descending a ladder on a front-end loader, an employee missed the last step and fell 2 feet, breaking his left arm and receiving a small laceration above his left eye.
2017-08-26	Bryan	Texas	Sanderson Farms, Inc.	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
While walking to a work station, an employee stooped down to walk under something and tripped. The employee fell on the right knee, fracturing it and requiring surgery.
2017-08-14	Bryan	Ohio	TITAN TIRE CORPORATION OF BRYAN	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
On August 14, 2017, an employee was doing quality inspections on tires when a tire tipped over and struck the employee's right calf and foot, requiring hospitalization.
2017-08-10	Bryan	Texas	Larry Young Paving, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c.
An employee was attempting to remove a kink in a chain being used to pull out a stuck truck when the chain unkinked and struck the employee's left hand, amputating the pinky finger.
2017-08-09	Bryan	Texas	Saber Power Services, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was adjusting a cable roller used to pull a nylon rope through a conduit when the nylon rope lost tension and came loose, striking and amputating the employee's right thumb to the first knuckle.
2017-07-17	Bryan	Ohio	Kenley Enterprises	Jaw, chin	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was standing next to equipment that was being moved when a piece of the equipment fell off and hit his face, fracturing his jaw.
2017-06-26	Bryan	Texas	Bryan Lumber Remanufacturing, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was removing wood from a double-head notching machine when the machine's blade amputated the employee's left middle, ring, and index fingers.
2017-03-29	Bryan	Texas	Northfield Enterprises Inc	Brain	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A derrick on a workover rig fell and struck an employee in the head. He was wearing a hardhat at the time.
2017-02-22	Bryan	Texas	Natural Roofing	Leg(s)	Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
An employee was riding in an aerial lift when the lift went off a curb and tossed him up. When he came back down, he struck the edge of the lift, cutting his leg.
2017-02-20	Bryan	Texas	Penske Truck Rental	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing into a truck when he slipped and fell, landing on his neck. He broke two neck bones.
2017-01-05	Bryan	Texas	Pioneer Energy Services Corp.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was working on the rig floor of a workover rig. The crew was picking up pipe from the hole. The operator descended the block to the rig floor to connect to the pipe. The bails and elevators were connected to the blocks. When the elevators came down, the employee's finger was caught between the elevator and bail resulting in a left middle finger amputation at the first digit.
2016-09-19	Bryan	Texas	TX Lone Star Mechanical, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
Workers were installing a heat exchanger when it fell, striking and fracturing an employee's ankle.
2016-08-25	Bryan	Texas	SANDERSON FARMS	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a jam on the vertical bagging machine. When the employee hit the reset button, the bottom metal bar that seals the bag closed amputated the employee's left middle fingertip.
2016-08-24	Bryan	Ohio	SPANGLER CANDY COMPANY	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
On August 24, 2016, an employee stepped onto a pallet to retrieve a box, lost their balance, and fell to the ground breaking the left hip.
2016-07-25	Bryant	Arkansas	BAILEY CONSTRUCTION & CONSULTING LLC	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was validating the work progress at the jobsite when he picked up an available aluminum ladder and climbed to the roof of the business. As he started descending the roof using the ladder, he lost his footing and fell 15 feet to the asphalt pavement below, injuring his right side and head.
2016-07-08	Bryan	Texas	MEMCO Staffing	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee slipped and fell approximately 3 feet off a piece of equipment, breaking a leg and requiring surgery.
2016-06-22	Bryan	Texas	Elliott Construction, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee dumped a load of dirt off at a job site and, before departing, exited the truck to clean dirt out from the back of the dump truck. He was parked behind a track-hoe that was being operated at the time. The track-hoe struck him, breaking two bones in his right lower leg.
2016-06-16	Bryan	Texas	Shows Utilities, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was boring using an industrial auger when the auger locked up, pinning him against the bank. He suffered a fractured right leg and internal injuries.
2016-06-06	Bryan	Texas	SANDERSON FARMS	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While hanging chickens on shackles, an employee's right ring finger was caught on a shackle, resulting in a finger amputation.
2016-05-24	Bryan	Texas	Northfield Enterprises Inc	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
While pulling a drilling pipe, the pipe broke and the jack fell onto the employee's foot crushing the steel toe portion into his foot.
2016-05-04	Bryan	Texas	CMW Equipment	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was climbing down a fixed ladder and fell approximately 18 feet to the ground below and suffered a broken leg.
2016-05-02	Bryan	Ohio	SPANGLER CANDY CO.	Upper arm(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
On May 2, 2016, an employee was working in the area of the A-Line tumbler and sustained a laceration to the right arm above the elbow. The employee was hospitalized.
2016-03-07	Bryan	Ohio	Allied Moulded Products, INC	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee tripped and fell while carrying material. The employee fractured the right wrist and injured the right knee, requiring wrist surgery.
2015-11-23	Bryan	Texas	Prince Irrigation Inc.	Hip(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was conducting site preparation using a mini excavator when the vehicle flipped over, causing him to break his hip.
2015-10-04	Bryan	Texas	Echo Powerline LLC	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was about to replace a primary conductor in a power pole. He made contact with the live power source in the power pole, resulting in third degree burns on both hands. PPE was not worn at the time.
2015-08-24	Bryan	Texas	Gaas Refrigeration Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking up the attic stairs in a house to install an AC unit. One of the steps gave way and he slipped and fell resulting in a concussion and 2 cracked ribs.
2015-08-16	Bryan	Texas	Refinery Specialties Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was installing a pump during the fracking process when he felt lightheaded and began vomiting. He started having heat cramps and was hospitalized after suffering severe dehydration while operating equipment outside with temperatures of 105F.
2015-08-11	Bryan	Texas	Ply Gem Windows	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was repairing the head stretcher on P2. The employee had electrical LOTO and one air hose removed. While connecting the second air hose, the shaft moved and amputated his left pinky finger down to the knuckle closest to the hand.
2015-08-04	Bryan	Texas	Forum Energy Technologies Dynacon	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was picking up a piece of equipment when a mechanism broke off and fell on the employee's lower right leg between the knee and foot.
2015-07-21	Bryan	Ohio	Spangler Candy Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On or about July 21, 2015, an employee's left pinky got caught and amputated in a pinch point between the frame of an ergonomic lifting device and an adjacent limit adjustment bar.
2015-07-15	Bryant	Arkansas	CHR-EYTON ELECTRIC INC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee became dehydrated while working at a construction site. The employee began to cramp and was taken to the hospital where he was administered IV fluids and kept overnight.
2015-05-27	Bryan	Texas	Innovative Energy Services, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Employees were unloading the BOP from the trailer to start nippling up. The injured employee was assisting in the lift and had his hand on one of the cables. His gloved hand was pulled into a pulley when the BOP shifted, resulting in the amputation of the middle fingertip on his right hand.
2015-04-07	Bryan	Texas	Jeffery Bailey Jr Trucking Inc.	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle on side of road
An employee was walking beside a truck that was stalled on the highway. The truck trailer then knocked the employee over and ran over both of his thighs. His right thigh and left foot were fractured. The employee was hospitalized.
2015-04-04	Bryan	Texas	DSE Erectors Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell from a 15-foot-high ladder.
2015-03-23	Bryan	Texas	Kent Moore Cabinets Ltd.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee turned on a chop saw, but it did not start running. The injured employee came over to inspect the saw. He opened the panel and reached in to grab the belt when the belt moved, pulling his right thumb into the flywheel. Approximately a half inch of the right thumb tip was amputated.