DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-04-01ChristineTxSan Miguel Electric Cooperative, Inc.Eye(s)Struck against object or equipment
An employee was working on the limits of a conveying ash booster pump discharge valve. When the employee turned, his head struck a straight valve handle, resulting in a laceration to the lower right eyelid.
2019-07-18ChristineTexasSan Miguel Electric Cooperative, Inc. Upper and lower limb(s)Contact with hot objects or substances
On July 18, 2019, two employees were washing down ash in the economizer hopper. The water that was being applied struck a pocket of hot ash, causing it to flash. Ash and steam contacted one employee’s thighs and forearms, and entered his work boots, resulting in burns and hospitalization. The second employee sustained a minor burn to his arm requiring first aid.
2017-03-23ChristineTexasSan Miguel Electric Cooperative, Inc. Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Employees were inserting 6-foot pipe into a mill lathe. When the machine turned on, one of the employee's hands was caught between the lathe and valve stem resulting in lacerations to two fingers on the right hand.