Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-10-04 | College Station | Tx | Southeast Service Corporation | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was moving a portable plant rack, which was 7 feet high, 2 feet wide, and 4 feet long. The rack began to tip on the uneven ground. It and the potted plants on it fell on the employee, knocking her backward to the ground and causing a possible back injury. She was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-08-19 | College Station | Tx | A Brush Above Services, LLC | Wrist(s) and arm(s) | Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet |
An employee fell through a roof hole, landed on a concrete floor about 17 feet below, and suffered a broken right wrist and upper right arm. | |||||
2021-07-13 | College Station | Tx | Gowan-Garrett | Forearm(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was stepping over a 30" concrete parapet wall and lost balance. The employee fell back and to the side, striking their arm against a metal wall track that was mounted on the top section of the wall. The employee's left forearm was lacerated. | |||||
2021-07-05 | College Station | Tx | Kroger | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee tripped over the power cord for a piece of cleaning equipment as she walked away from it. She fell to the ground, suffered a broken hip, and was hospitalized, requiring surgery. | |||||
2021-04-14 | College Station | Tx | Aggieland Countertops LLC | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was riding on the side of a forklift while another employee operated it. The employee stepped off the forklift and their right foot was run over by the forklift's tire, resulting in a broken foot. | |||||
2020-10-16 | College Station | Tx | Brannon Industrial Group, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was unfolding a fold-up staircase attached to a mobile toilet facility. The stairway hinge caught a finger on his left hand, amputating it above the knuckle. | |||||
2020-07-15 | College Station | Texas | Larry Young Paving, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
An employee was spotting for the operator of a road paver as it was backing up. The employee was struck by the paver and caught against a road roller machine. He sustained injury, including a crushed artery, to the left thigh requiring surgery. | |||||
2020-03-17 | College Station | Texas | G-Con Manufacturing | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a press brake. The press brake came down on the employee's left hand, crushing three fingers. | |||||
2019-07-12 | College Station | Texas | Aggieland Select Construction | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person |
The injured employee was holding a piece of 2x4 wood while a co-worker was cutting it with a circular saw. The circular saw kicked back and amputated the injured employee's left thumb. | |||||
2019-06-04 | College Station | Texas | Campus Life and Style | Brain | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was opening a large dumpster lid when the lid fell and the employee fell down to the ground hitting her head on the concrete. She sustained a concussion and a hematoma to the head. | |||||
2019-01-09 | College Station | Texas | Echo Powerline LLC | Multiple body parts | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
An employee was installing new lines and working around 2700-volt power lines. An arc flash occurred and the employee sustained burns to the jaw, chest, and arms. | |||||
2018-09-04 | College Station | Texas | SSC Services Solutions | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was moving a vibratory plate compactor from the bucket of a mini-excavator. The employee's right little finger was caught on the excavator's bucket hook. It was dislocated and severely lacerated, requiring surgery. | |||||
2018-07-12 | College Station | Texas | Hydroline, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
An employee sustained a partial amputation of the left middle fingertip while opening the access door on a filter pod. | |||||
2018-02-02 | College Station | Texas | American Fire Protection Group, Inc. | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was walking and performing a visual inspection of the fire protection system, slipped on mud and fell fracturing the knee. | |||||
2017-09-27 | College Station | Texas | SSC Service Solutions | Brain | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was working near a running lawnmower when a rock flew out from under the lawn mower and struck the employee in the left temple, causing a concussion. | |||||
2017-06-22 | College Station | Texas | KD Construction | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by handheld object or equipment |
An employee was holding a concrete form plate with his hands when he was struck by an impact hammer, amputating his left index, middle, and ring fingers. | |||||
2017-06-12 | College Station | Texas | D.Grimm Inc. | Arm(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
An employee was acting as a spotter for a truck driver. They lost sight of each other, and the employee's arm was pinned between a pole and the truck back gate. He received a laceration on his left arm and hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
2017-01-29 | College Station | Texas | H-E-B Grocery Company, LP | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was trying to stabilize a leaning stacked pallet. He climbed the nearby roof access stairs and was reaching to straighten the pallet when he fell over the stair railing about 10 feet and landed on his back on the floor below. The employee was hospitalized for surgery to repair fractures to his back. | |||||
2016-07-26 | College Station | Texas | Baker Concrete Construction, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
A truck ran over an employee who was working in a post hole. | |||||
2016-06-27 | College Station | Texas | Construction Mechanics | Upper arm(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was working in an excavated trench, putting together PVC pipe. A board from the fifth floor fell off and struck the employee's right arm, breaking the humerus. | |||||
2016-01-14 | College Station | Texas | Boyd Ready Mix Inc. | Forearm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
While cleaning a conveyor, an employee's right arm was caught between the conveyor frame and the end pulley. He broke his right forearm and suffered minor lacerations. The conveyor was still running at the time of the incident. | |||||
2015-11-20 | College Station | Texas | JLG Structures, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was removing bolts from concrete forms while the forms were laying on the ground. The form shifted and broke the employee's tibia and fibula. | |||||
2015-10-13 | College Station | Texas | Gralan Enterprises, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Vehicle or machinery fire |
An employee was operating a gas power chop saw cutting concrete. When the gas cap came off, the chop saw caught on fire. Gas splashed onto the employee and the employee suffered second and third degree burns to his legs, back, stomach, and arms. | |||||
2015-08-11 | College Station | Texas | Saber Construction, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
A forklift operator experienced severe dehydration and was hospitalized. | |||||
2015-06-23 | College Station | Texas | Howard McKinney Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was putting tools into a job box when another employee closed the lid, pinching his left middle fingertip in the handle, resulting in the tip being amputated up to the finger nail. The employee received stitches in the ER and was released on the same day. | |||||
2015-04-09 | College Station | Texas | Green Team, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
A worker fell off a lawn mower and broke his ankle. | |||||
2015-03-26 | College Station | Texas | JLG Structures, Inc. | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was descending a ladder when his foot slipped through, causing him to fall. He put his hand out to break his fall, suffering a broken wrist. He was hospitalized. |