Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2019-06-07 | Eagle Pass | Texas | Comanche Maverick Ranch | Multiple body parts | Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was working in an attic when he fell through the ceiling to the ground 8 feet below. He suffered a broken shoulder, a facial laceration, and a concussion. | |||||
2019-04-03 | Eagle Pass | Texas | Temprite Mechanical, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was insulating an AC duct pipe in a ceiling area about 10 feet above ground level, using an 8-foot A-frame ladder. He fell to the ground, injuring his head and breaking his left femur. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-05-26 | Eagle Pass | Texas | Customs and Border Patrol | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
On May 26, 2018, border patrol agents were pursuing two people. At about 5:40 p.m., one of the agents had run out of water and was not feeling well. He had become dehydrated and exhausted from the extreme heat (suffering a heat-related muscle injury). | |||||
2018-02-27 | Eagle Pass | Texas | GCAM, Inc. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Overexertion involving outside sources |
An employee suffered a ruptured hernia while staging boxes for shipment. | |||||
2017-03-20 | Eagle Pass | Texas | M H Group LLC | Multiple foot (feet) locations | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was walking the dock area to check for empty trailers when he was struck by a forklift, breaking his foot, heel, and toes. | |||||
2016-10-15 | Eagle Pass | Texas | US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION | Leg(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was hospitalized on 10/15/16 when diagnosed with advanced cellulitis on his right leg resulting from puncture wounds from thorny vegetation indigenous to the patrol area. | |||||
2016-06-14 | Eagle Pass | Texas | U.S. Customs/Border Protection | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface |
An employee was walking on the sidewalk when she tripped on the raised lip of the concrete. She fell on her gun belt and felt back pain, suffering a back contusion. | |||||
2015-08-03 | Eagle Pass | Texas | US BORDER PATROL | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was tracking a group of illegal aliens down river when he fell into a ground pit that was 15 feet deep, resulting in broken ribs and a punctured lung. | |||||
2015-03-20 | Eagle Pass | Texas | Burlington coat Factory | Face | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee in the receiving area was moving a ladder when it struck a fixture that was stored on top of a metal case. The fixture fell approximately 15 feet and struck the employee's face. |