Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-29	Bradenton	Fl	AF BARRIERS, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was helping operate a vinyl-melting machine. The machine's press crushed and burned the tip of his left index finger.
2021-10-07	Bradenton	Fl	Walmart Supercenter	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was putting in labels on a top stock cart. While climbing down the three-step ladder, she fell from the cart onto the floor, resulting in a left wrist fracture that required surgery and hospitalization.
2021-10-04	Bradenton	Fl	Commercial Residential Aluminum & Fabricating, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a ladder to install gutters on a second-story roof. The employee fell from the ladder, hit the first-story roof and then hit the ground, resulting in a ruptured spleen and a pelvic/hip bone injury.
2021-08-06	Denton	Tx	Tetra Pak Materials LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
At about 12:45 a.m. on August 6, 2021, an employee was trying to dislodge paper stuck inside a rotating valve on a bagger. The blade in the valve was activated, rotated, and amputated the employee's right index and middle fingers.
2021-07-22	Denton	Tx	George-Mckenna Electrical Contractors	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On July 22, 2021, an employee was doing underground electrical work. After beginning work at 8:00 a.m. and taking a lunch break at 11:30, he became ill at about 2:00 p.m. He was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion.
2021-07-01	Denton	Tx	Decking Texas	Hip(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet
An employee was assisting the crew in laying the last piece of material. He stepped on the material so it could be welded by a co-worker. The material slid and the employee fell through the hole approximately 30 feet to the ground below. The employee sustained a dislocated hip and injures to the face and forehead.
2021-06-09	Denton	Ga	Bluesource Solar LLC	Thigh(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was preparing to lay cable. While the employee was straddling a trailer, holding the cable roll, the trailer became unstable and flipped, striking and throwing the employee into a 3-foot deep trench. The employee sustained a broken right femur.
2021-05-28	Bradenton	Fl	Bealls, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee went to remove a garment that had jammed on a conveyor line. The tip of her right ring finger got caught in the conveyor belt and was amputated.
2021-04-29	Bradenton	Fl	Acapulco Tropical Supermarket	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was preparing dough in a dough machine. The machine was closed and turned on with her left index finger inside, amputating her fingertip. She was hospitalized.
2021-04-27	Denton	Tx	Morrison Milling Company	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was standing by a forklift that a co-worker was operating in a stationary position using the brake. The co-worker moved and their foot slipped off the brake, causing the forklift to move forward and run over the employee's right ankle and foot with the back right tire. The employee suffered two bone fractures.
2021-04-20	Denton	Tx	Peterbilt Motor Company	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
On April 20, 2021, an employee was exposed to a chemical, possibly carbon monoxide, in a paint booth. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-04-09	Denton	Tx	Perry Homes, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off of a 6-foot ladder while working on the front elevation of a home. The employee suffered broken ribs.
2021-04-02	Denton	Tx	Explore USA Superstore	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was walking in the RV lot when they tripped and fell to the ground, resulting in a fractured right hip.
2021-03-26	Bradenton	Fl	Team Edition Apparel, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading t-shirts on a screen printing machine. The printing machine rotated, struck the employee's abdomen, and pinned them between a printing pallet and the screen. The employee sustained bruised ribs and a fractured back.
2021-02-22	Denton	Tx	Patriot Erectors, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was assisting with moving steel columns and other materials around the jobsite. A steel column being moved by a forklift swung and struck the employee in his right lower leg, resulting in a broken fibula and tibia.
2021-02-03	Bradenton	Fl	Bealls, Inc	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was walking up the stairs when they turned to go back down and fell down two or three steps to the floor, resulting in a fractured left ankle.
2021-02-02	Camdenton	Mo	INNOVATIVE PROCUREMENT	Foot (feet)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking when they tripped over a pallet, resulting in two broken bones in their left foot.
2021-01-13	Denton	Tx	Explore USA Superstore	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off a scaffold, suffering a broken collarbone and ribs.
2021-01-06	Denton	Tx	M1 Support Services	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
At 10:00 a.m. on January 6, 2021, an employee was descending an aircraft's boarding ladder when his foot got caught on the bottom rung. He fell backward onto the concrete floor about 2.5 to 3 feet below. The back of his head struck the floor, and he suffered an abrasion and brain swelling.
2020-10-16	Bradenton	Fl	DURLACH INDUSTRIES, INC.	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee had been finishing concrete while wearing gloves and a long sleeve shirt. The employee left work at 2:00 PM on 10/16/2020. The employee went to the hospital at 5:00 PM, having sustained contact dermatitis on the hands, arms, and back of the neck due to exposure to concrete.
2020-10-09	Bradenton	Fl	Think Global LLC	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee contacted overhead power lines while in a truck basket and suffered electrical burns to the right arm, right side of torso, and right hip.
2020-09-09	Bradenton	Fl	Publix Super Markets, Inc	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell while walking, landing on the floor and suffering a broken left elbow.
2020-08-05	Bradenton	Fl	Irby Construction Company	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was clearing debris from the pin hole while setting up an auger into a shaft. The shaft and auger then fell into place and pinched his right middle finger. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation, just above the nailbed.
2020-07-28	Denton	Texas	PETERBILT MOTORS COMPANY	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On July 28, 2020, an employee was doing housekeeping at the end of his shift. As he walked across the work area after emptying a trash can, he slipped in oil and fell, suffering a left ankle injury that required hospitalization and surgery.
2020-07-24	Bradenton	Florida	Rayco Electric, Inc	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing wiring at a home. As he was coming down an 8-foot ladder, he fell. He landed on the ground and broke his right ankle.
2020-07-13	Denton	Texas	TST Construction Services, LLC	Lower extremities	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was climbing down a scaffold, lost his grip while transitioning to a ladder, and fell 12 feet to a pallet on the ground below. He sustained a twisted ankle and broken bones.
2020-06-27	Bradenton	Florida	A & M Servicios Latinos, LLC	Multiple body parts	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
Two employees were standing next to a wall when a strong breeze caused the wall to crack. It fell onto one of the workers, covering his body in blocks. He suffered broken teeth and bones.
2020-05-05	Denton	Texas	Key Personnel	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was unloading a truck of medical supplies. As the employee lifted the truck's lift gate and the automatic dock plate, the employee's hand was caught between the lift gate and the dock. The employee sustained crushing injuries to the right hand second through fifth fingers, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2020-04-09	Denton	Texas	American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was grabbing pieces of OSB board from a stack and placing them on top of shingle pallets. Four or five pieces fell, one at a time, and a corner of a piece struck the employee on the toe resulting in a fractured toe.
2020-03-25	Bradenton	Florida	Bright Future Electric, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was installing conduit on a wall. He had to loosen the metal straps to get the pipe in the correct position. As he was adjusting the pipe, it slipped and fell. Its circular end struck his left middle and ring fingers, severing the fingertips.
2020-03-03	Denton	Texas	Mid South Fire Solutions, LLC	Head	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Air was being reintroduced to a dry pipe fire suppression system as part of an inspection. The air supply pipe burst. The pipe struck an employee standing outside the room, about 3 feet from the door. It cut his head, causing an injury that required hospitalized and stitches.
2020-02-24	Bradenton	Florida	ARS Rescue Rooter-Unique Services	Hand(s)	Contact with cold objects or substances
An employee was servicing an air conditioner unit at a customer's house. Upon completion, the employee attempted to disconnect a Freon gauge from the air conditioner unit. One of the valves got stuck and Freon gas started to flow out. The employee reapplied the gauge as the Freon was coming out and sustained freon burns to both hands.
2020-02-24	Bradenton	Florida	MSB Services, LLC	Arm(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was removing a high mast light pole at a highway interchange. The crane rigging broke and struck the employee resulting in a broken arm.
2020-01-29	Bradenton	Florida	Carrabba's	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting tomatoes with a knife when he hit a hard spot on the sundried tomato, causing the knife to jump and smash down on his right thumb. As a result, his right thumb tip was amputated.
2020-01-24	Denton	Texas	Lone Star Coaches, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was performing a pre-trip inspection on a vehicle when the employee's gloved right hand was caught and pulled into the engine's rotating belt. As a result, the employee's right thumb was amputated.
2020-01-15	Bradenton	Florida	AER-FLO CANVAS PRODUCTS, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On January 15, 2020, an employee was working at a welding machine and holding the tarp as it came out of the machine. As the machine began to cut the tarp, the employee attempted to cut the corner of the tarp with scissors. The machine's blade then contacted his finger, resulting in a partial amputation of the left fifth digit.
2020-01-12	Denton	Texas	Aldi Distribution Center - Denton Division	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was attempting to reposition a ride-along pallet jack between steel racking units in a freezer when the pallet jack hit an upright. The employee's hand was outside the steering guard at the time and was caught between the steel upright and the frame of the pallet jack. As a result, the employee's left pinky finger was amputated.
2019-09-19	Bradenton Beach	Florida	Southern Road & Bridge, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was injured when a forklift drove over their left foot, causing the employee to buckle, and then the forklift drove over their lower right leg. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right tibia.
2019-09-16	Denton	Texas	Southern Stretch Forming	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was making adjustments at the back of a machine. When the machine operator started the machine, the employee's thumb was under a chain on the machine and was smashed, resulting in the amputation of the left thumb tip.
2019-08-04	Denton	Texas	Target Corporation	BODY SYSTEMS	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While cleaning under a conveyor, the employee became entangled in the conveyor and suffered a strangulation injury.
2019-07-31	Bradenton	Florida	Beall's Outlet Stores, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee tripped and fell to the floor, suffering a broken hip.
2019-07-22	Denton	Texas	Keter Well Service Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was getting ready to place a pin in the rod basket. The employee slipped and fell approximately 14.5 feet from the top of the derrick to the ground below and sustained a fractured skull, fractures to the face, and a fractured right hand.
2019-07-18	Bradenton	Florida	WOODRUFF & SONS, INC.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee stepped off the frame of the crusher and fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with injuries to his ribs and right hip.
2019-07-13	Denton	Texas	O'Reilly Hospitality Management	Forearm(s)	Struck against object or equipment, n.e.c.
Two employees were installing a sink. An employee was underneath the sink while the injured employee was pushing the sink down. The sink fell through and broke. The injured employee's right arm went through the sink and his forearm was lacerated.
2019-06-27	Bradenton	Florida	Utopia Farms II, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
At approximately 3:00 p.m., an employee whose shift started at 8:00 a.m. was found unresponsive under a tree due to heat stress.
2019-06-23	Bradenton	Florida	CHARTER COMMUNICATION, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was working at a customer's home, replacing an aerial drop. His ladder was on the strand approximately 15 feet above the ground. As he began to descend the ladder, the strand shifted, causing the ladder to shift, and he fell about 10 feet to the ground. He suffered a bruised rib and liver.
2019-05-08	Denton	Texas	Sysco North Texas	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A delivery driver slipped while walking on wet concrete and fell, landing on his right side. The driver's hand cart, loaded with food products, fell and amputated the driver's right middle finger.
2019-04-25	Denton	Texas	Alpha Insulation & Waterproofing	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was climbing down a 10-foot stepladder when it shifted. He fell about 5 feet to the ground below, breaking his left wrist.
2019-04-23	Bradenton	Florida	JUNIPER LANDSCAPING OF FLORIDA, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was under a recently planted oak tree when the wind caused it to fall. The employee was struck and trapped beneath the tree, suffering multiple fractures and paralysis.
2019-04-04	Bradenton	Florida	Roofing by Curry	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell from a roof to the ground 12 feet below, suffering bruises to the heels, the left arm, and the wrist.
2019-02-25	Bradenton	Florida	Falcon Electric, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment
An electrician was taking out an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system. One of the systems was set on the ground by an aerial lift. While the second system was being set on the ground, the employee was walking between the two systems. One of the units fell on him trapping him between the two systems. The employee suffered an ear injury, a broken jaw and a broken leg and was hospitalized.
2019-02-19	Bradenton	Florida	Tropicana Products, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
A valve in a piping system closed on an employee's left fourth and fifth fingers, amputating the tips.
2019-01-16	Denton	Texas	Rush Enterprises	Hip(s)	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
Two employees who worked for different employers got into an argument and began to shove each other. The injured employee fell backwards and fractured his hip.
2018-08-27	Bradenton	Florida	Turtle Southeast, LLC.	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking next to a milling machine when it ran over his right foot. Amputating his foot and ankle.
2018-08-20	Bradenton	Florida	Frontier Communication of Florida LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On 08/20/18, after helping to locate, expose, and splice a fiber optic service drop to a customer's residence, an employee experienced heat-related illness and was hospitalized with lower leg swelling and heat stroke.
2018-08-14	Denton	Texas	Ferguson	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating the lift gate on his truck with a controller. He slipped in the mud and fell, and the controller lowered the gate onto the tip of his thumb. The tip was amputated.
2018-06-28	Bradenton	Florida	Publix Super Markets, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was pulling a pallet jack and it rolled over his left foot. He then fell to the ground breaking his right proximal femur.
2018-06-22	Bradenton	Florida	SKDI, Incorporated	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was painting about 8 feet off the ground on a metal walk board. He fell about 8 feet to the ground below, suffering head trauma and broken vertebrae.
2018-06-14	Bradenton	Florida	SeaBreeze Electric, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was pulling electrical wire through an outlet box when his left thumb was cut on the edge of the box, requiring hospitalization.
2018-05-02	Bradenton	Florida	Avon Cabinet Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting plywood using a table saw when the blade amputated his right pinky finger and lacerated his right ring fingertip.
2018-05-01	Bradenton	Florida	Ms. Manners Childcare, Incorporated	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was walking past basketball courts when the employee fell in a hole, twisting and fracturing an ankle.
2018-04-30	Bradenton	Florida	Yellowfin Yachts, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was using a table saw to cut a starboard panel when the panel kicked back and broke his wrist, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2018-04-12	Denton	Texas	Southwire Company	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee loaded a reel of cable onto the payoff machine area. The employee was rocking the reel into place when the reel went too far forward, catching the employee's left ring and pinky fingers between the side of the metal reel and the vertical support structure of the machine's control panel. The employee's pinky fingertip had to be amputated.
2018-04-09	Bradenton	Florida	Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Struck against object or equipment while moving it
An employee was attempting to pick up a flower stem cutter when the cutting bar cut her right middle finger, resulting in a right middle fingertip amputation.
2018-03-30	Denton	Texas	ACME Brick Company	Arm(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to move a kiln car to add materials to the burner when his right arm was caught between the wall and the kiln car, causing skin to be removed from his arm.
2018-03-14	Denton	Texas	Binswagner Glass	Ankle(s)	Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was dismounting from a modular scaffold that was approximately 28 inches high when he landed on the edge of his foot, which then rolled underneath him, breaking his right ankle.
2018-03-10	Denton	Texas	Capstone Logistics, LLC	Leg(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack. A different employee had backed his lift out of a trailer and left the forks slightly raised. The employee on the electric pallet jack ran into the raised forks, striking his right leg and catching it between his pallet jack and the raised forklift forks. He suffered a compound fracture to his right leg.
2018-03-01	Bradenton	Florida	Builders FirstSource - Florida, LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was on the interior of a building and leaning out the window to weather proof the flange when the employee slipped and fell 14 feet to the ground. The employee punctured a lung and broke the upper left arm, clavicle, upper chest bone, six left-side ribs, and lower back.
2018-02-19	Denton	Texas	Vanguard Resources	Knee(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was walking down the hallway and fell breaking a kneecap.
2017-09-27	Denton	Texas	Schmoldt Construction, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
While doing touch-up painting on a roof, an employee slipped and fell approximately 15 feet to the concrete below, suffering a head injury.
2017-09-03	Bradenton	Florida	Tropicana Manufacturing Company, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was working on a valve when the valve closed on and amputated one of the employee's right fingertips.
2017-09-01	Bradenton	Florida	Pacesetter Personnel Services	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was at a construction/demolition site when he sat down on a piece of plywood that was covering a hole in the floor and fell through it. He contacted the floor below and suffered head trauma, requiring hospitalization.
2017-09-01	Bradenton	Florida	JP Services of Sarasota, LLC	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening
On September 1, 2017, a temporary employee fell through a hole from the second floor to the first floor, suffering a head injury and brain swelling. He was hospitalized.
2017-07-17	Denton	Texas	Federal Emergency Management Agency	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
The employee was moving equipment around on a truck in preparation for fit testing. The employee started having chest pains from possible heat exposure and was hospitalized.
2017-07-07	Bradenton	Florida	Auto Nation Ford Bradenton	Upper arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was getting up from her desk when she tripped over a rug, fracturing her right upper arm.
2017-06-28	Denton	Texas	Tetra Pak Materials LLC	Hip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was preparing packaging reels for slitting when reels that had been recently cut rolled off a table and struck the employee, fracturing the hip.
2017-06-27	Denton	Texas	AGL Constructors	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was loading concrete onto a temporary barrier on a flatbed truck. While turning to exit the stairs of the trailer bed, the employee fell approximately 4.5 feet to the ground, fracturing the right wrist and right clavicle.
2017-06-05	Bradenton	Florida	Forristall Enterprises, Inc.	Leg(s)	Slip without fall
An employee was going to pick up pieces of concrete that were cut from the building when his foot slipped and was caught between two pieces of concrete slab, breaking his leg. He was hospitalized.
2017-05-22	Bradenton	Florida	T. Destefano Painting, LLC.	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was about to take an extension ladder down when he slipped and fell 6 feet off the ladder to the ground, fracturing his right knuckles.
2017-05-16	Denton	Texas	Peterbilt	Leg(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was stepping out of a truck frame when he broke his left leg.
2017-05-12	Denton	Texas	Fire Line Services	Multiple foot (feet) locations	Nonclassifiable
An employee's left foot was caught and fractured between the forks brace and step of a skid steer. His big toe was also severely dislocated.
2017-05-09	Denton	Texas	Flowers Baking Company of Denton	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to lubricate the chain and sprocket on a conveyor motor when he noticed dust and dirt behind the sprocket on the guard case. He wrapped a rag around his finger to wipe off the dirt. The rag and his right index finger were pulled into the sprocket, amputating his fingertip (no bone loss).
2017-05-06	Denton	Texas	Trinity Central Maintenance, LLC	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working from an A-frame ladder when he lost his balance and fell to the floor, breaking his collarbone.
2017-04-28	Bradenton	Florida	Builders FirstSource Florida, Inc.	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a saw to cut wood and cut his left hand. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-04-28	Bradenton	Florida	B.L. Smith Electric Inc	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was placing screws in a electrical panel when a screw touched wires and created an arc flash. He sustained burns to the left hand and chest and was hospitalized.
2017-03-13	Bradenton	Florida	West Rock, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was putting a trailer jack under a trailer when the yard dog rolled back and hit his left side. He suffered a broken leg and pelvis.
2017-01-23	Bradenton	Florida	Christmas Designers	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee working from an aerial lift removing Christmas decorations received an electric shock from a possible arc flash. The employee received second and third degree burns.
2017-01-13	Denton	Texas	RKM Utilitiy Services, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was cleaning up the area and drove over a manhole. The lid fell into the manhole and the employee went into the manhole to retrieve it. The employee slipped and fell resulting in a broken right tibia.
2017-01-05	Bradenton	Florida	Pierce Manufacturing, Inc.	Lumbar region	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was lifting an aluminum panel (a hutch compartment) when he suffered a herniated disc in his lower back. He was hospitalized.
2016-10-15	Denton	Texas	H3 Construction, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a circular saw to cut a piece of wood. The saw got stuck in a knot in the wood. The employee tried to free the saw from the knot and the blade amputated the left middle and index fingers.
2016-10-12	Bradenton	Florida	E.T MacKenzie of Florida, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
Employees were cutting a water main when a pressurized pipe burst and struck them, causing contusions and lacerations.
2016-10-10	Denton	Texas	Texas State Plastering	Hand(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was unhooking a flatbed trailer from a truck. The trailer dropped abruptly and pinned the employee's hand between the truck bed and the trailer.
2016-09-01	Bradenton	Florida	U.S. Postal Services	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level
An employee was walking and fell breaking a rib and puncturing a lung.
2016-08-31	Denton	Texas	Morrison Milling	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning the proximity switch on the palletizer machine and amputated two fingers at the second knuckle.
2016-08-09	Bradenton	Florida	Otis Joiner Roofing Contractor, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was getting ready to step from the roof onto a ladder when it started to rain. He fell to the ground and suffered back and sprain injuries.
2016-08-05	Denton	Texas	AGL Constructors	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was hospitalized due to heat stress.
2016-07-24	Denton	Texas	Snelling Staffing, LLC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity
An employee was moving a wire coil next to another wire coil that was being tested. The employee made contact with the coil that was being tested with his elbow and received an electrical shock. He then experienced chest pain and fell to his knees, requiring hospitalization.
2016-07-12	Denton	Texas	RDO Equipment Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was fixing a link on a track. The track pads shifted and pinched the employee's left pinky finger. The finger was later amputated.
2016-06-14	Bradenton Beach	Florida	FL. Southern Roofing and Sheet Metal, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee's leg was punctured by the nail from a nail gun the employee was using to hang fascia.
2016-05-09	Bradenton	Florida	Freedom Village of Bradenton, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell while pushing a trash can in the kitchen area. The employee suffered a fractured right hip and back and was admitted to the hospital.