Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-03 | Conroe | Tx | New Dairy Texas, LLC | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over self |
An employee tripped and fell while walking toward a warehouse. He suffered a twisted right ankle and a broken hip. | |||||
2021-10-19 | Conroe | Tx | Buffalo Wild Wings | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was working in a sports bar when they began to experience heat-related illness that subsequently resulted in hospitalization. The air conditioning was not working at the time. | |||||
2021-06-23 | Conroe | Tx | Alleyton Resource Company, LLC | Ear(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
An employee was discharging concrete into an excavator bucket. The bucket moved and struck the employee's right ear, crushing and lacerating it. | |||||
2021-05-19 | Conroe | Tx | Rock Solid Precast, LP | Brain | Fall on same level |
An employee was using a power washer to clean a cement mixer. He fell, hitting his head on the way to the ground and suffering a head laceration and a concussion. | |||||
2021-04-29 | Conroe | Tx | Rock Solid Precast, LP | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was assisting a co-worker in opening a precast concrete form so that the outer shell could be removed from the form when his left hand became caught between the form and the shell. The employee suffered a crushed fingertip, causing a fracture of the distal phalange, and partial amputation of the middle fingertip. | |||||
2021-04-19 | Conroe | Tx | Texas Electrical Solutions Corporation | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was on a step ladder changing a light fixture. While descending the step ladder, he slipped and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken hip. | |||||
2021-04-12 | Conroe | Tx | Stainless Structural Works, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was adjusting steel strips in a bandsaw. He activated the hydraulic clamp to hold the material in place, and the clamp amputated the tip of his right thumb. | |||||
2021-04-05 | Conroe | Tx | Gulf Coast Tanks & Construction | Pelvis | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
An employee was leaving a scaffold to get onto a ladder. The tank sheet buckled, causing both the ladder and the anchor of the employee's lanyard to slide off. The employee fell approximately 16 feet and sustained a fractured pelvis. | |||||
2021-02-24 | Conroe | Tx | ARS Rescue Rooter | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less |
An employee was replacing an electrical breaker for a garage door at a residential site. The employee suffered a 120-volt shock to the right hand. | |||||
2021-02-13 | Conroe | Tx | American Thermal Systems, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
An employee was installing thermal panels while on a scissor lift. The employee was hospitalized after losing consciousness due to ammonia exposure. | |||||
2021-01-15 | Conroe | Tx | Resco electric | Hip(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
An employee was checking the suspension under a trailer. The trailer backed over him and broke his hip. | |||||
2021-01-04 | Conroe | Tx | FedEx Freight | Hand(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was attempting to hook a converter dolly to a trailer when his left hand was caught between the dolly and the trailer resulting in a crushing injury that required hospitalization. | |||||
2020-08-08 | Conroe | Tx | United States Census Bureau | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell while descending steps outside a residence, suffering contusions to the forehead, right wrist, and both knees. The contusion to the forehead resulted in internal bleeding on the brain. | |||||
2020-06-27 | Conroe | Texas | EC Source Services LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
A utility terrain vehicle had driven off a maintenance road and had been attached to a winch. The backlashed winch line tightened when the payout control was engaged, pinching an employee's left index finger against the vehicle's bumper. The finger was lacerated and suffered nerve damage that necessitated a partial medical amputation. | |||||
2020-04-23 | Conroe | Texas | Weisinger Incorporated | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was attaching an elevator to a column pipe when the elevator slid up to the lifting lug, smashing the employee's right pinky finger. The employee's finger was partially amputated. | |||||
2020-02-03 | Conroe | Texas | Stainless Structurals Works | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was preparing to weld the bottom flange on a steel channel when the steel channel fell on and smashed his middle finger, resulting in a finger amputation. | |||||
2020-01-22 | Conroe | Texas | WMC Steel | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was repairing a flexible cable tray on a production machine. The tray was raised using a bottle jack. The bottle jack kicked out while the employee's finger was in an alignment hole on the flexible cable tray, resulting in a left index fingertip amputation. | |||||
2019-09-04 | Conroe | Texas | NOV WSS Brandt | Multiple body parts | Vehicle or machinery fire |
An employee was using an oxygen acetylene torch when its flame went out. He turned off the oxygen supply to the torch. The flame then returned and the torch's hose separated, causing a large flame that caused second-degree burns to his arms and abdomen. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-06-13 | Conroe | Texas | WMC Steel | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was removing finished spools from the stranding machine. As he lifted the spool, the end of the wire got caught on the side of the cradle that supports the spool. He grabbed the wire to dislodge it and was struck on the chest by the wire causing a laceration/contusion. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-06-08 | Conroe | Texas | Ameritex Pipe and Products | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was helping to secure a header part when it became unhooked and fell on his right big toe, dislocating it and lacerating toes next to it. | |||||
2019-05-06 | Conroe | Texas | Builders First Source | Multiple mouth locations | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
A driver was tightening a strap on his trailer to secure a load. The ratchet came loose and flew off the trailer hitting the driver in the mouth. The driver sustained an injured lip, broken mouth, and broken teeth. | |||||
2019-04-09 | Conroe | Texas | Phoenix Plastics, LP | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was standing on a wooden railing 1-2 feet high, hanging a clock. He fell forward to the ground and broke his hip. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-03-01 | Conroe | Texas | Crawford Electric Supply | Pelvis | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was unloading a delivery truck when the load shifted. He fell off the back of the truck to the ground, breaking his pelvis. | |||||
2018-09-02 | Conroe | Texas | Ball Metal Beverage Packaging | Fingertip(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
At about 8:20 p.m. on September 2, 2018, an employee was trying to unjam a can necking machine. An aluminum part of a can flew out, striking the employee's left middle finger. The fingertip was amputated. The machine's guard was open at the time of the incident. | |||||
2018-07-22 | Conroe | Texas | Professional Directional Enterprises, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was changing a bottom hole assembly and laying down a stabilizer and pony sub. Nearby rig hands could not get a pipe to a trowel. He saw they were in trouble with the pipe and attempted to help get the pipe to the trowel, but the driller did not land the pipe in the trowel. The pipe landed on the edge and rolled out, pinching him against a frame and stabilizer. He fractured his scapula and the spinous processes on his vertebrae. | |||||
2018-07-18 | Conroe | Texas | Parkside Surgery Center | Head | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was walking between rooms, tripped and fell striking her head on the wall. | |||||
2018-06-29 | Conroe | Texas | Conner Industries Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating the descrambler machine. His left pinky finger was partially amputated when his glove was pulled into the machine belt. | |||||
2018-06-12 | Conroe | Texas | Waste Management | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee had finished his trash collection route and started having cramps. He was hospitalized for dehydration. | |||||
2018-05-22 | Conroe | Texas | Savage Services | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was helping to move a railcar using a locomotive when the employee became dizzy and lightheaded. | |||||
2018-04-12 | Conroe | Texas | Alcott, Inc. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
While installing a sewer line using the horizontal directional drilling method, an employee was helping to add a drill stem to the tail string when his hand got too close to the nylon sling and the drill pipe and was crushed between the two. His right hand was amputated. | |||||
2018-02-15 | Conroe | Texas | RMS Welding Systems | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
On February 15, 2018, at approximately 3:00 PM, an employee was standing on a gooseneck trailer unloading material when he lost his balance, falling approximately four feet and landing on the ground on his side. The employee was hospitalized for five fractured ribs. | |||||
2018-01-17 | Conroe | Texas | Complete TransPack Solutions | Brain | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee walked across the parking lot at a warehouse to speak to a truck driver. He slipped on a patch of ice and fell backwards, striking his head on the concrete. | |||||
2018-01-14 | Conroe | Texas | Firestone Complete Auto Care | Hip(s) | Fall on same level |
An employee was walking near an exit door when he fell and fractured his right hip, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-07-22 | Conroe | Texas | Swift Transportation Co. Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Fall, slip, trip |
While unloading a truck, an employee became dizzy and fell twice due to possible heat illness. | |||||
2017-06-23 | Conroe | Texas | Leam Drilling Services | Nonclassifiable | Bites and stings |
An employee was bitten on the right calf by a spider while working at a drilling rig. | |||||
2017-05-26 | Conroe | Texas | Conroe Pipe | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was attempting to remove a ring from a 96-inch pipe while standing on a rolling ladder. The ring popped out and bumped the ladder, causing the employee to fall to the ground and fracture his right wrist. | |||||
2017-05-04 | Conroe | Texas | EPI Materials Testing Group | Jaw, chin | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was at a storage facility helping clients move an object out of the unit. The clients were using a forklift to move the object while the employee acted as spotter for the forklift. The forklift forks struck the employee and he fell back onto his head on the gravel. He suffered a broken jaw and contusion/cut on the top of his head, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-03-17 | Conroe | Texas | A.W. Chesterton Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was using a manual lathe to polish a small pin used in mold manufacturing. He was polishing the rotating pin using a piece of sandpaper. The glove on his middle right finger got caught by the rotating part pulling his hand in resulting in amputation of the right middle finger and a broken ring finger. | |||||
2017-03-16 | Conroe | Texas | Applied Machinery Corporate Office | Lower leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
Employees placed tubing for a welding job on a jack stand to balance it. While discussing how to proceed with the job, the injured employee placed his hand on the tubing and it rolled over and struck his lower right leg fracturing it. | |||||
2017-03-02 | Conroe | Texas | Daily Equipment Company, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
On March 02, 2017, an employee was at a customer site attempting to remove a tire from a forklift. While removing the lug nuts, the tire exploded severing the employee's left thumb, below the knuckle. | |||||
2017-01-09 | Conroe | Texas | Protect Controls, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee came in contact with a bus bar, suffering serious electric burns to his hands and face. | |||||
2016-08-31 | Conroe | Texas | Correct Care Solutions, LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving |
Two employees were trying to subdue a patient who became unruly and was attempting to fight with another patient. The patient fought back and knocked the employee into a wall causing a pectoral muscle injury. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2016-08-30 | Conroe | Texas | AmeriTex Pipe & Product, LLC | Lower leg(s) | Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. |
The employee was cleaning the floor in the production area. A powered "flying" bucket on a rail system was transporting concrete product and struck the employee as it passed by causing bruising to the lower leg. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2016-08-23 | Conroe | Texas | CenturyLink | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
On August 23, 2016, at approximately 11:30 a.m., an employee was removing the sheath from a telecommunications cable using needle nose pliers. The pliers slipped and struck the employee's left hand between the index finger and thumb, causing a laceration/cut. | |||||
2016-05-23 | Conroe | Texas | New Earth | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was taking two drums of trash to the dumpster with a forklift (55 gallon and 20 gallon). The employee lifted the drums and tried to tilt the drums so they would fall into the dumpster. His left middle finger was caught between the dumpster and the 20-gallon drum, amputating the first digit. | |||||
2016-05-19 | Conroe | Texas | Stainless Structural Works,LLC | Hand(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was packaging and weighing bundles of stainless steel shapes. The employee was adjusting the lifting strap to balance a load. The employee's finger was caught under the load (steel beam) when it was lowered onto the saw horses resulting in a partial amputation of the left index finger. | |||||
2015-10-24 | Conroe | Texas | Kroger # 357 | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level due to tripping |
The employee was breaking down a pallet of goods for distribution onto the sales floor. The employee tripped and fell onto the corner of a plastic tote she was holding. The employee broke ribs and possibly punctured a lung. | |||||
2015-08-29 | Conroe | Texas | ELLISON STEEL, INC. | Multiple trunk locations | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
An employee fell approximately 20 feet to the concrete ground below while installing angle iron at a steel erection site. The employee suffered cracked vertebrae and a cracked pelvis. | |||||
2015-08-28 | Conroe | Texas | LEM Construction Company, Inc. | Scrotum | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee injured his scrotum when he fell approximately six feet off a ladder and landed on rebar. | |||||
2015-06-08 | Conroe | Texas | Axon Energy Products | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was polishing a rotating part in a CNC lathe. The glove he was wearing got caught, amputating his middle finger, lacerating his ring finger, and breaking his pinky finger. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2015-05-26 | Conroe | Texas | Jyoti Americas, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Struck by object or equipment |
On or about May 26, 2015, an employee was hospitalized when struck-by steel angle iron material on a crane. | |||||
2015-04-24 | Conroe | Texas | WMC Steel | Nonclassifiable | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was loading the strander machine with a coil of wire. The employee was lowering the coil into the cradle of the machine when the cover of the cradle struck the employee. | |||||
2015-02-05 | Conroe | Texas | Axon Energy Products | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
Incident occurred right outside the test bay in the Conroe Facility. Employees were working on a pump unit skid simultaneously. The lead man and assembly technician were working on the control panel. The injured employee was laying on the left side between the radiator housing assembly and the fan belt assembly. Injured employee reached up to grab and hold the wrench (to "hold backstop") at the same time that the assembly technician hooked up the airline from the start exhaust to the throttle e |