DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-11-17DallasTxEstes Express Lines, Inc.Upper and lower limb(s)Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating and test-driving a forklift. The forklift struck a low metal post and overturned. The employee suffered a broken left leg, a dislocated left shoulder, a back hematoma, and a right foot laceration and was hospitalized.
2021-11-12DallasTxD.T. Read Steel Co., Inc.Multiple trunk locationsOther fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was performing deck form installation when he slipped and fell 20 feet, landing on his back. The employee sustained bruising and fractures to his ribs and back after landing on the ground.
2021-11-08DallasTxWalmart 3015Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was bailing boxes when the cardboard bailer's index plate fell down and crushed their right index finger, resulting in a partial amputation.
2021-11-01DallasTxStart Kleen LegacyHeadContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was cleaning a drain when a thermal reaction between sodium hydroxide and hot water occurred. The employee sustained thermal and chemical burns to the head and was hospitalized.
2021-10-25DallasTxExquisite FinishesLumbar regionOther fall to lower level
An employee was painting windows on a residential house. The extension ladder was placed on top of plastic material and slipped. The employee fell from the ladder and suffered lower back injuries.
2021-10-23DallasTxCVSBrainHitting, kicking, beating, shoving
A customer struck an employee several times in the head and face area. The employee suffered brain trauma and was hospitalized.
2021-10-20DallasTxCotton Commercial USA, Inc.Hand(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting a zip tie containing wires on a new trailer when the knife slipped out of his right hand, resulting in a laceration to his left hand.
2021-10-17DallasTxWebber, LLCMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level more than 30 feet
While trying to get over a double row of concrete barriers in a highway gore area, an employee fell about 40 feet in the space between two barriers, hitting a concrete apron below. The employee suffered leg and arm fractures and internal injuries.
2021-10-16DallasTxAmazon Fulfillment Center FTW 1Hip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee's shoelace was caught on a strap hook on the bottom pallet in a stack. The employee fell to the floor and suffered a broken hip.
2021-10-13DallasTxGary L. Gann, LLCBODY SYSTEMSIndirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was moving an elevated platform lift when it contacted an overhead power line. The employee was shocked.
2021-10-09DallasTxPremier Employee Solutions LLCLower leg(s)Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was driving an electric pallet jack and lost control on a wet floor. The employee fell out of the pallet jack, resulting in a broken right tibia.
2021-10-05DallasTxAmerican Woodmark CorporationAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersCaught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was adding a pallet of kitchen cabinets to a wrapper machine. The machine's rotating arm struck the employee in the chest, and the employee was hospitalized for liver and kidney injuries.
2021-09-20DallasTxABM Building Services, LLCHip(s) and leg(s) Fall on same level
An employee was cleaning a glass door. The employee fell to the floor and suffered a broken leg/hip.
2021-09-13DallasTxElite Metal Fabricators, Inc.Wrist(s)Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was walking on the job site when he stepped on a piece of plywood that was covering a hole. The plywood cover collapsed and the employee fell, hit his head, and fractured a wrist. The employee also sustained a head laceration.
2021-09-08DallasTxSmart Metals Recycling LLC dba SproutBack, including spine, spinal cordStruck against stationary object or equipment while rising
An employee bent down between two stacks of pallets to inspect a packing slip on a pallet on the floor. When she stood up, her back struck the edge of a wooden pallet and was injured.
2021-09-01DallasTxOncor Electric Delivery Company, LLCBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee had been setting up before entering a manhole. He became overheated and was later hospitalized with dehydration.
2021-08-20DallasTxThe George D. Alan Company, LLCLumbar regionOverexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee suffered a herniated disk while picking up a box containing a 74-pound roll of sheet membrane waterproofing.
2021-08-20DallasTxBetsy Ross Flag Girl, Inc.BODY SYSTEMSIndirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was positioning a pole to be raised up. The pole hit an overhead power line and the employee was shocked.
2021-08-16DallasTxXPO LogisticsFoot (feet)Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was restacking and palletizing materials when a forklift ran over his left foot, breaking it.
2021-08-13DallasTxTake 5 Oil ChangeFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A employee opened the hood of a customer's vehicle to begin work when a finger on their left hand contacted the radiator fan, causing a partial amputation.
2021-07-28DallasTxOncor Electric Delivery LLCHand(s)Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was assisting with the manual handling and positioning of a de-energized jacketed concentric neutral power cable in an electrical vault. A 15 kV component installed on a transformer failed, resulting in an arc flash that caused second and third degree burns on the employee's hands.
2021-07-23DallasTxBuckhead Meat of DallasFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A roll stock packaging machine was started as an employee was unjamming it. A cross-cut blade on the machine amputated the employee's left index finger.
2021-07-20DallasTxDFA Dairy Brands Fluid, LLCMultiple body partsPart of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee used a safety cage with a gangway stair that is attached to an overhead catwalk and lowered onto the tanker truck to disconnect a hose on top of the tanker and close the tanker. The truck started moving back while the employee was on top of the truck and her legs were caught between the tanker trailer and the lowered gangway stair. The employee suffered two broken bones in the right leg, a fractured left leg, and a fractured spine.
2021-07-15DallasTxThe Meadows FoundationBrainOther fall to lower level
An employee was installing a splitter on a TV cable while on an A-frame ladder when he fell, resulting in a head injury that required hospitalization.
2021-07-07DallasTxAmerican Fire Protection Group, IncHand(s), except finger(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was in a manlift mounted on a forklift. When the manlift was raised, the employee's right hand was pinched between the lift bucket and a ceiling joist. The employee suffered a broken knuckle.
2021-07-06DallasTxUlta BeautyBrainFall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee lost consciousness while leaning over to pick up an object. The employee's head struck the warehouse floor in the resulting fall.
2021-07-01DallasTxFedEx FreightBack, including spine, spinal cordFall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee lost her footing and fell while closing a trailer door. The trailer door then struck her on the back.
2021-06-29DallasTxFerrie Franzmann Industries, LLCNonclassifiableDirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Two employees were preparing to install new circuit breakers in medium-voltage switchgear. While testing for electrical power in the switchgear, an arc flash occurred. Both employees sustained electrical burns.
2021-06-25DallasTxMorsco Inc.Neck, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A driver was removing a load securement strap on a flatbed trailer to offload PCV pipes at a customer location. A pipe (18" x 20') rolled off the top of the bundle of approximately 7 PVC pipes and struck him on the head. The employee sustained a neck fracture.
2021-06-24DallasTxProdigy Design & Renovation Inc.Hip(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on top of a mobile scaffold approximately 5 feet off the floor. While pulling himself and rolling the scaffold to the next work area, the wheel of the scaffold became unstable, and the scaffold fell over. The employee sustained an injured left hip.
2021-06-15DallasTxUnited Parcel Service Inc.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was delivering packages when they began to feel ill due to heat stress, resulting in hospitalization.
2021-06-15DallasTxOtis Elevator CompanyAnkle(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee had just finished installing the traveling cable on an elevator and was standing on the work deck when the hanger failed. As the traveling cable fell, it wrapped around the employee's legs and broke both of his ankles.
2021-06-15DallasTxAltium packagingChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersOther fall to lower level
An employee was on an 8-foot A-frame ladder, using a resin rod to unjam a blowback chute above. The ladder tipped over and the employee fell, landing on the ladder and suffering four broken left-side ribs.
2021-06-14DallasTxAncortex, Inc.Leg(s)Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was standing about 15 feet away from a concrete truck. As the truck moved up a ramp to dump its load of concrete, one of its tires threw a rock that struck and fractured the employee's left leg. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-06-08DallasTxAtrium Windows and DoorsLeg(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning rollers on a roller oven. He was pulled into the box of the oven, suffering injuries to the right leg.
2021-06-05DallasTxCostcoAnkle(s)Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee's pant leg was caught by a forklift tire and pulled. The employee's left ankle was broken.
2021-05-10DallasTxHitachi High-Tech America, IncAnkle(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking in the hallway when he slipped on water that was on the floor and injured his right ankle.
2021-05-01DallasTxTransport Corporation of America IncAnkle(s) and leg(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking around his truck at the customer's loading dock area when they slipped in mud and fell, resulting in a broken right ankle and leg.
2021-04-21DallasTxPerry & Perry Builders, Inc.Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersFall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
An employee fell from a window sill to the concrete 5 feet below. The employee suffered internal injuries and was hospitalized.
2021-04-19DallasTxSoutheast Unloading, LLCBrainStruck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was unloading merchandise. A pallet jack took a sharp turn next to him, and a load of frozen food tipped off the jack onto him. He suffered bruises to the back and legs, as well as a closed head injury.
2021-04-13DallasTxBrill IncAnkle(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was stepping off a fixed ladder. She fell at the fourth step and broke her left ankle.
2021-04-08DallasTxUPSArm(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking up the K-loader when they slipped and fell over the side of the K-loader to the ground below. The employee sustained a fractured right arm.
2021-04-07DallasTxAT&T Services IncorporatedAnkle(s)Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was climbing down an extension ladder when he lost his footing and fell feet first to the ground. The employee's ankles were injured.
2021-03-22DallasTxEarle M Jorgensen Co.Multiple body partsNonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was using a stand-up forklift to pick up a metal bin. The mast of the forklift hit an overhead door, causing the forklift to tip over backwards. Inside the cab, the employee suffered seven broken ribs and a broken collarbone.
2021-03-22DallasTxA Caring Doctor (Texas) P.C.Arm(s)Other animal bites, nonvenomous
A veterinarian was helping another employee put a dog in a kennel. The dog bit the veterinarian on the left arm, causing a puncture and a laceration.
2021-03-16DallasTxCityVet - Lovers LaneAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersKicked by animal
An employee was kicked in the stomach by a dog while holding down the dog for a normal procedure. The employee sustained injuries to the abdomen and required surgery.
2021-03-09DallasTxFedEx Ground Package System IncFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a package jam when the tip of his little finger was caught between a belt and a transition plate. The finger was lacerated and the fingertip was amputated.
2021-02-22DallasTxCOMMUNITY WASTE DISPOSAL, LPNose, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was about to unload the garbage from a garbage compactor. When he released the lever on the door, it swung open and struck him in the face. He suffered a broken nose and a facial laceration.
2021-02-20DallasTxOncor Electric Delivery, LLCMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level
An employee was in the back of a truck, trying to get a transformer un-wedged from underneath an object. His hand slipped and he fell off the back of the truck, landing on his back. He was hospitalized, suffering from lower back pain and pain down his right leg.
2021-02-20DallasTxIRON MOUNTAIN INCNonclassifiableFall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on an ice-covered parking lot while leaving his vehicle. He suffered multiple fractures and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-02-13DallasTxCircle KArm(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on ice when she walked over to a gas pump to help a customer, resulting in a broken left arm.
2021-02-10DallasTxTaylor Farms Texas, Inc.Hand(s) and finger(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was drying a conveyor belt when her hand got caught on the gears underneath. She sustained lacerations to the hand and fingers.
2021-01-28DallasTxPegasus Link ConstructorsFinger(s), fingernail(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cleaning a concrete form using a hand grinder with a wire wheel. His right thumb was caught in the tool's handle and lacerated.
2021-01-23DallasTxUnited States Postal ServiceHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was unjamming a mail sorting machine when it started up. The employee's left hand was caught between a conveyor belt and a roller, and bones in the hand were broken.
2021-01-21DallasTxContinental American CorporationArm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was removing defective balloons from a conveyor belt when the employee's gloved hand, and then hair, were caught by the conveyor belt rollers. The employee's right arm was broken in two places.
2021-01-19DallasTxStratas FoodsAnkle(s) and leg(s)Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking back to his office when a forklift struck him as he was turning right into an aisle, resulting in a broken left leg and ankle.
2021-01-18DallasTxUSPSShoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a dock placing a seal on the doors of a truck trailer when the truck pulled away from the dock, causing the employee to fall 3 feet to the ground below and fracture his right shoulder.
2021-01-15DallasTxActive Truck Transport LLCBrainHitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was involved in an altercation with another passenger while exiting a flight at the airport. The employee sustained a fractured skull, bleeding on the brain and 3 lost teeth.
2021-01-13DallasTxXPO LOGISTICS FREIGHT, INC.Multiple body partsStruck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was removing the straps from a crate (containing a boat motor) on a trailer. When the straps were removed, the crate fell onto the employee and broke his right leg and jaw.
2021-01-12DallasTxGC PackagingFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was fixing a misaligned piece of paper in a blister packing machine when the machine caught her right middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2020-10-14DallasTxCreekwood Property CorporationHand(s)Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was changing the tip on a pressure washer when water was injected into their right hand.
2020-10-12DallasTxBee Safe Services Inc.BODY SYSTEMSStings and venomous bites
An employee went outside of an office building while other employees where fuming a honeycomb. The employee was stung in the head by a bee, went into cardiac arrest, and was hospitalized.
2020-10-07DallasTxWestern Water Proofing Company of AmericaHeadOther fall to lower level
An employee fell while descending a ladder inside of a scaffold and sustained a head laceration.
2020-10-05DallasTxLipman-Texas, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was pulling some film from a double tray sealer when the cutter blade/heater came down and amputated part of her finger.
2020-10-01DallasTxCommercial Metals CompanyEye(s)Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee had been installing new blades on a wire chopper granulator. A metal shard got in the employee's left eye and the employee was hospitalized.
2020-09-28DallasTxHD Supply Facilities, Ltd.Toes(s), toenail(s)Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift. The forklift was about to hit a pallet and she jumped off; the forklift then rolled over her left foot, resulting in broken toes and a cut.
2020-09-23DallasTxAmerican Textile Company, IncorporatedFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a clog in fiber processing equipment when his hand came in contact with a moving part, injuring his fingers and resulting in an amputation.
2020-09-22DallasTxDiscount TireMultiple head locationsNonclassifiable
An employee was removing a wheel and tire assembly from the safety inflation cage. The wheel and tire assembly failed and the employee sustained a concussion, a fractured jaw, and broken teeth.
2020-09-18DallasTxLuxor StaffingFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working at a swaging station. The swaging machine amputated the employee's right index finger.
2020-09-14DallasTxHarris RebarFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating the rebar bending machine and amputated his left index fingertip.
2020-09-13DallasTxWalmart, Inc.BrainOther fall to lower level
An employee fell from a ladder and suffered a head injury. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-09-08DallasTxTaylor Publishing CompanyFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a jam in a laminating machine when the tips of her glove were caught between the feed and snap rollers, pulling in her right hand and crushing her little, index, and ring fingers.
2020-09-08DallasTxWaste Management Inc.Eye(s)Struck by object or equipment
An employee was tying a bungee cord when it came loose and struck his left eye resulting in the loss of the eye at the hospital.
2020-09-08DallasTxLMMM DALLAS #37, LTDFingertip(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting meat with a bandsaw when his hands slipped and contacted the saw blade, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2020-09-07DallasTxTaylor FarmsHip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was having lunch and walking around a table when she tripped over the table and fell, sustaining a broken hip.
2020-09-02DallasTxCityVet AddisonArm(s)Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was restraining a dog when it bit the employee's left arm.
2020-08-30DallasTxWhole Foods MarketNose, except internal location of diseases or disordersFall on same level
An employee fell in a produce cooler, hit his head, and sustained a broken nose. He was hospitalized.
2020-08-28DallasTxKing Supply CoUpper arm(s)Struck by falling object or equipment
A temporary employee was helping with a bundle of steel when a vertical row of 7 pieces of 2" tubing began to fall over. He reached out with his right arm to catch them, and when he pulled his arm back, his upper arm brushed against the end of one of the tubes, resulting in a laceration.
2020-08-24DallasTxNiagara Bottling, LLCNeck and backStruck by falling object or equipment
A hopper lid fell on an employee who was removing a bag, injuring the back of his neck and his upper back.
2020-08-20DallasTxUnited Parcel ServiceFoot (feet)Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was straightening rollers on a load when the roller's wheels collapsed and fell on his right foot, breaking two bones.
2020-08-18DallasTxGleeson Constructors & Engineers, LLC.Leg(s)Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was opening a bundle of bar joists. One of the joists fell and caused another joist to hit the employee's left leg, breaking it. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-08-17DallasTxMEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITALNose, except internal location of diseases or disordersHitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was transporting a patient to a psychiatric unit. The patient struck the employee in the nose with a stethoscope, breaking the employee's nose. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-08-12DallasTxMK Custom Roofing, Inc.Multiple body partsOther fall to lower level
An employee fell from a ladder and injured both feet and his back.
2020-08-11DallasTxStandard Utility Construction, Inc.Hand(s)Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was repairing a primary jumper. The employee was shocked, suffering a burn on the hand as well as a fractured back vertebra.
2020-07-30DallasTexasCoca-Cola Southwest Beverages, LLCLower leg(s)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
A pallet jack crashed into an angle iron, pinning an employee. The employee suffered a broken right tibia and fibula.
2020-07-23DallasTxKent CompaniesBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee had been surveying when they started feeling dehydrated. The employee left the job site, became ill, and was hospitalized for heat stress.
2020-07-21DallasTexasCherry Coatings Inc.BODY SYSTEMSInhalation of harmful substance-single episode
The injured employee was painting while another subcontractor on the same floor was using a generator to conduct welding. Carbon monoxide from the generator accumulated and overcame the injured employee.
2020-07-10DallasTexasHarold James, INC.Ankle(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was pulling tools up onto the roof. He laid on his stomach and slid off the upper roof onto the lower roof. When he landed, he suffered a dislocated ankle.
2020-07-04DallasTexasStart Kleen LegacyFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a conveyor belt when his finger was caught between the belt and a sprocket. The fingertip was amputated.
2020-06-27DallasTexasEl Rancho CorporationFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working on a flour rounder machine. When she tried to get a piece of dough out of the machine she suffered a right index finger amputation.
2020-06-24DallasTexasTDIndustries, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A temporary employee was removing a part that she had just fabricated from the rolling machine. She stepped on the foot pedal while her hand was near the roller, which snagged her glove and pulled two fingertips into the roller. Her right middle and index fingertips were crushed.
2020-06-23DallasTexasFiesta Mart, LLCHand(s)Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
While exiting a refrigerator, an employee's hand was caught and degloved by the closing door.
2020-06-22DallasTexasCemplex Group Texas, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a gypsum pump when he lost his footing and grabbed an area to prevent him from falling. The area he grabbed contained mixing blades that were rotating. As a result, he lost the end of his left middle and ring fingers just above the fingernail.
2020-06-22DallasGeorgiaO'Reilly Auto PartsKnee(s)Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was having a heated discussion with a customer when the customer pushed the employee to the floor. He landed on and fractured his left knee.
2020-06-19DallasTexasUnivar SolutionsArm(s)Struck by object or equipment
An employee stopped at a metal store on his way to work. He was moving expanded metal sheets when they slipped and lacerated his arm.
2020-06-16DallasTexasDAP Products, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was training to pack boxes on the extruding line. While reaching for a lid, the employee's left pinky finger was caught in the slat conveyor. The left pinky fingertip was amputated to the first knuckle at the hospital.
2020-06-09DallasTexasSoutheastern FreightlinesFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was hooking two trailers. As the employee was positioning a converter dolly at the first trailer, the dolly started to roll toward him. His left thumb was caught between the dolly and the lead trailer and sustained an amputation.
2020-06-01DallasTexasFedEx FreightAnkle(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee tripped and fell while exiting a tractor, suffering a left ankle injury.
2020-05-29DallasTexasUPSFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
Two employees were moving a cart, one pushing it and the other pulling it. They reached a point where they needed to turn, and as they did the second employee's right little finger was caught between the cart and a metal pole. The finger was amputated.
2020-05-27DallasTexasMarcelo RodrguezMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
While doing touchup work on the second story, an employee fell 12 feet and was hospitalized for a fractured rib and a fractured left foot.