Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-04-09 | Cedar Park | Texas | Barriga Enterprises, Inc. | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
An employee was on a scissor lift installing sheet metal for a mini-storage unit. The employee was approximately 19 feet high when a strong wind blew the scissor lift over. The employee sustained back injuries and a broken arm. | |||||
2020-01-31 | Cedar Park | Texas | Coreslab Structures, Texas Inc. | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was in the process of cleaning and setting a 20' steel siderail for a mold while standing on top of the 2.5' high mold. The employee stuck a piece of rebar into a hole of the mold to adjust the siderail's position in the mold. The employee pulled on the rebar and it came out of the hole, causing the employee to fall to the ground and fracture the right femur. | |||||
2019-08-07 | Cedar Park | Texas | Coreslab Structures(Texas), Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee experienced cramping in his hands and arms due to heat stress. | |||||
2019-06-25 | Cedar Park | Texas | Ranger Excavation | Multiple pelvic region locations | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
An employee was working under the front of a truck when another employee got in the truck and backed up over the employee. The employee suffered a fractured right hip and pelvic area. | |||||
2019-02-20 | Cedar Park | Texas | S & M Businesses, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached |
An employee was working near the boom of a wheel loader. Hydraulic pressure was lost and the boom came down on him, pinning him against the loader. He suffered head and arm injuries and was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-01-26 | Cedar Park | Texas | Walmart | Arm(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped and fell to the ground outside of the store, breaking his arm and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-08-21 | Cedar Park | Texas | Coreslab Structures Texas, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was cutting a piece of wood with a handheld circular saw when the saw kicked back and amputated his right small fingertip without bone loss. | |||||
2017-06-19 | Cedar Park | Texas | Axium Electric Corp | Hand(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was installing low voltage (120 volt) controls in a junction box when he received a shock. As he pulled his hand away, the tendons were lacerated by a galvanized steel strap, requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
2017-05-24 | Cedar Park | Texas | Game Stop Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was standing on a ladder hanging up signs when the ladder shifted, causing the employee to fall to the concrete floor. The employee fractured the right clavicle, right orbital socket, and skull. | |||||
2017-02-14 | Cedar Park | Texas | Deem Structural Services | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
Two employees were carrying a sheet of metal decking. When they went to put the sheet down, one employee's finger was caught between the cement wall and the sheet of metal decking, amputating the left index fingertip. | |||||
2016-10-22 | Cedar Park | Texas | Heritage Personnel, LLC | Pelvis | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was climbing a steel fixed ladder that led to a steel-framed basket attached to a crane. As he was trying to grasp the top rung of the ladder, he lost his grip and fell backward approximately 12.5 feet to the ground below, landing on his right side and fracturing his pelvis. | |||||
2015-09-02 | Cedar Park | Texas | PBNI | Arm(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was helping to install a wiring system into a residential property. The employee leaned a ladder against the side of the property's gutter system. A 3"x6' gutter cover dislodged and struck the employee in the arm, resulting in a 3-inch laceration to the bone. The employee was hospitalized with muscle and tendon damage. |