| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-01 | Deer Park | Tx | AWC Inc | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was working on a 1-inch ball control valve when it caught and lacerated his left index finger. The fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2021-06-02 | Deer Park | Tx | TAM Services | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee suffered a puncture wound to the left index finger while using spray paint equipment. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-02-09 | Deer Park | Tx | Turner Industries Group at Occidental Chemical | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was attempting to adjust the housing on the tip of a spray gun when the trigger was engaged, causing the ceramic coating to go through the employee's glove into his left index finger, resulting in an injury that required surgery. | |||||
| 2020-10-15 | Deer Park | Tx | Makco Enterprises, LLC. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| Employees were placing stumps in the back of a truck. The injured employee was in the back of the truck guiding the loader when the loader closed its clamps to exit the back of the truck and pinched the employee's left foot in the clamps. The employee sustained injury to a toe on the left foot. | |||||
| 2020-10-04 | Deer Park | Tx | Universal Plant Services, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| While removing sections of steel piping, an employee grabbed the cable of a winch. His left hand was pulled into the snatch block between the cable and pulley, crushing four fingers. | |||||
| 2020-09-01 | Deer Park | Tx | Able Industrial | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was rolling pipe by hand on jack stands when a section of pipe rolled off the jack stands. The pipe pinned the employee's right hand and amputated the ring, middle, and index fingers. | |||||
| 2020-05-30 | Deer Park | Texas | The Lubrizol Corporation | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| While troubleshooting on a natural gas train platform, an employee went down the stairs and fell to the ground, suffering a hip fracture. | |||||
| 2020-01-21 | Deer Park | Texas | Advanced Auto Parts | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was stepping off the curb when he slipped and fell to the ground, fracturing two fingers. He was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
| 2019-08-04 | Deer Park | Texas | Oxy Vinyls Deer Park | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee became dehydrated (due to the weather) while overseeing a pipeline project. | |||||
| 2019-07-03 | Deer Park | Texas | Lewis Food Town Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was cutting a top round steak at 1/8 inch, at a customer's request. His hand slipped and contacted the saw blade partially amputating the left middle fingertip. The blade was not guarded at the time. | |||||
| 2019-06-09 | Deer Park | Texas | S&B Plant Services, Ltd. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was working outside in a rail car cleaning process area. The employee began to suffer heat-related muscle cramps and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-04-22 | Deer Park | Texas | Clean Harbors Environmental | Hand(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was backing up a forklift when it struck a parked manlift. The employee's right hand was pinched between the forklift's support arm and the counterweight on the manlift. He suffered broken bones, contusions, and lacerations to the hand. | |||||
| 2019-03-18 | Deer Park | Alabama | Clarke-Washington Electric Membership Corporation | Upper and lower limb(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was cutting a tree with a chainsaw when the tree fell. The butt of the tree rocked back onto the employee, breaking his right arm and left leg. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-02-21 | Deer Park | Texas | EADS Distribution, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was working on piping products using a flanging and finishing machine. His left hand was caught between the jaws of the machine and the product, causing the dislocation/fracture of the middle and index fingers. | |||||
| 2018-05-03 | Deer Park | Texas | Lubrizol Corporation | Multiple trunk locations | Pedestrian struck by rail vehicle-transportation incident |
| Employees were switching railcars when one of the employees was caught between the two cars. He was crushed, suffering internal injuries to his upper abdomen and pelvic area. | |||||
| 2017-07-17 | Deer Park | Texas | S&B Plant Services, Ltd. | Fingertip(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
| A door closed on an employee's little finger, amputating the terminal end. | |||||
| 2017-05-16 | Deer Park | New York | Ultimate in Poolcare Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport |
| An employee was working on a truck trailer when the trailer slipped and pinned the employee between it and the truck. The employee suffered a crushed rib. | |||||
| 2017-03-01 | Deer Park | Texas | HydroChem, LLC | Leg(s) | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object |
| On March 03, 2017, at approximately 5:10 PM, an employee was operating a truck vacuum. The employee exited the truck to see if he was positioned correctly. While at the back of the truck, the truck started to roll backwards pinning him against a pipe. The employee suffered bruising and trauma to both legs (no fractures). | |||||
| 2017-02-02 | Deer Park | Texas | Hexion, Inc. | Elbow(s) and arms(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee was gathering pipes and equipment for maintenance work when he picked up a pipe that had residual water containing phenol. The liquid splashed onto his right arm, causing a second degree chemical burn on his upper arm and elbow. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-01-09 | Deer Park | Texas | Schwans Global Supply Chain | Hand(s) | Slip without fall |
| An employee was working in a high-pressure pump room when he slipped on the floor and his hand was caught on the pump equipment. Both of his hands were lacerated, and his right index and middle fingers were possibly broken. | |||||
| 2016-10-17 | Deer Park | Texas | Performance Contractors, Inc. | Hip(s) | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached |
| An employee was standing under a crane's boom while a coworker released the stow pin to disconnect a jib from the crane's boom. Once the coworker pulled the stow pin, the heavy side of the jib drifted down and made contact with the employee, dislocating his hip. | |||||
| 2016-09-20 | Deer Park | Texas | Lubrizol Corporation | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee on a second-level platform was opening a slide gate at a height of approximately 14 feet to place a pallet on the deck. The slide gate was 4 ft H x 12 ft W on the exterior wall, attached by a sliding mechanism. The employee fell to the ground along with the gate, suffering multiple fractures to the femur, pelvis, ribs, right leg, and arm. | |||||
| 2016-08-11 | Deer Park | Texas | Delta Companies Group | Multiple body parts | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee was attempting to transfer product from a partially filled drum to an empty drum. He placed a valve in the bung of the partially filled drum to complete the task. When he opened the valve to initiate the pour, the valve came off, and hexamethylenediamine splashed on him, causing first and second degree chemical burns to his face/upper body. | |||||
| 2016-08-09 | Deer Park | Texas | Dejean Companies | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee on a scaffold had been welding on a pipe structure for 8 to 8.5 hours. When he came down off of the scaffold, he exhibited signs and symptoms of dehydration, hyperglycemia, and heat exhaustion, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-08-08 | Deer Park | Texas | Service Transport Company | Upper and lower limb(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee offloaded tertiary butyl catechol (corrosive) from a cargo tank to a facility tank. Upon completion of the transfer, the employee began disconnecting hoses. He had difficulty with one of the connections and when the hose disconnected, hot product contacted the employee's left arm and leg, causing a third degree burn. | |||||
| 2016-06-18 | Deer Park | Texas | SGS North America | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was lowering a lid to a machine when he tried to quickly remove a tool that had been left inside the machine. The lid then smashed two of his fingers on his left hand. His middle and ring fingertips were surgically amputated. | |||||
| 2016-03-29 | Deer Park | Texas | Hexion, Inc. | Face | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee was transporting a sample container containing phenol from a microwave to a lab fume hood. The septum on the cap of the container unexpectedly burst, spraying a mist of the content into the employee's face and causing first degree facial burns. The employee's eyes were protected at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2016-03-24 | Deer Park | Texas | Leader Gasket | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was changing the air line on a three-station pneumatic press. Her finger was in a porthole on the equipment when she connected the air line to the machine. The air caused a piston in the machine to be actuated while her finger was in the hole, amputating her right pinky finger between the first and second knuckle. | |||||
| 2015-10-24 | Deer Park | Texas | Lubrizol | Hand(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee was disposing of lab quantities of chemicals and came in contact with 50% phosphoric acid. The employee suffered chemical burns to the right hand. | |||||
| 2015-10-01 | Deer Park | New York | A. Duie Pyle Inc. | Ankle(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was unloading freight from a truck when the load fell on and broke his ankle. | |||||
| 2015-09-06 | Deer Park | Texas | Schnieder National Bulk Carriers | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee went into a facility and got out of his truck to check into the guard shack. When he went back to get into his truck, he missed a step and fell to the ground, breaking his left arm. | |||||
| 2015-08-27 | Deer Park | New York | Design Distributors Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c. |
| An employee was operating a forklift and crushed his right pinky finger between the forklift and a warehouse rack. The fingertip including the nail was amputated. | |||||
| 2015-08-06 | Deer Park | Texas | Dow Chemical, Texas Inc. | Head and neck | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was working in the HT Unit changing a filter. The employee was sprayed in the face with hot water that could have been 100 degrees Celsius. The employee was taken to the hospital and treated for first degree burns to his face and neck. | |||||
| 2015-03-24 | Deer Park | New York | GREEN LIGHT ENVELOPE PRINTING LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee amputated part of his finger while operating an envelope-printing machine. | |||||
| 2015-02-03 | Deer Park | New York | Rock Tenn Co. | Brain | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was using a glue gun and felt an electric shock. The employee fell on the floor hitting his head. He was hospitalized due to possible head concussion. | |||||