| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-16 | Edinburg | Pa | Armormax Refractories, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was assisting co-workers with re-lining a steel ladle cover for a ladle that was approximately 12 feet by 14 feet. The ladle was attached to an overhead double girder bridge crane and was suspended off the floor. The ladle lid moved off the crane and landed on the employee's foot, resulting in broken bones. | |||||
| 2021-02-02 | Edinburg | Tx | Liberty Lift Solution LLC | Multiple trunk locations | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was inspecting a pump jack on top of an aerial lift. The jack unit activated and pinned the employee between a crank arm and a pitman arm. The employee suffered a broken hip and a broken rib. | |||||
| 2021-01-29 | Edinburg | Tx | Metro Electric, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| On January 29, 2021, at approximately 3:00 PM, an employee was spray painting a conduit pipe while on an A-frame ladder. He fell from the fifth rung of the ladder to the concrete floor and sustained a fractured right ankle. | |||||
| 2020-09-04 | Edinburg | Tx | J & D Produce, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
| An employee was caught between a moving tractor and a towed planter. He suffered broken ribs and contusions to his feet. | |||||
| 2020-06-18 | Edinburg | Texas | U.S Border Patrol | Arm(s) | Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle |
| An employee was involved in an accident while riding an ATV, suffering an arm injury. | |||||
| 2019-08-23 | Edinburg | Texas | J&D Produce Inc. | Hand(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was prepping to start cutting on a copper pipe with a cordless grinder. When the employee started to cut on the pipe, the cordless grinder slipped and cut him on the top of his left hand, causing a deep laceration. | |||||
| 2019-08-09 | Edinburg | Texas | Goodyear Commercial Tire & Service Centers #041 | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was mounting and dismounting a tire on a vehicle when his left thumb was pinched between the vehicle frame and the lift jack, causing a thumb laceration. | |||||
| 2019-07-04 | Edinburg | Texas | TNT Crane & Rigging, Inc. | Scalp | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was guiding a concrete barrier onto a flatbed trailer. The barrier crumbled in the employee's hand, causing him to lose his balance and fall off the trailer. He struck his head on the crane tire rim and suffered a laceration to the rear crown of his head. | |||||
| 2019-07-02 | Edinburg | Texas | Alamo Concrete Products Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was moving the chute on a ready-mix truck. The chute was opened and the employee's right-hand fingers were caught between two folding parts of the chute. The middle and little fingers were broken and the ring finger was dislocated. | |||||
| 2019-06-18 | Edinburg | Texas | Cemex Construction Materials South, LLC | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was cleaning the cab of his truck. As he was climbing down using the cab steps, he lost his balance, fell backwards, and struck the back of his head on the paved ground. He sustained a contusion to the back of the head and bleeding to the back of the brain. | |||||
| 2019-05-30 | Edinburg | Texas | Dept of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An agent was operating an ATV during field operations when it rolled over. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration. | |||||
| 2019-03-29 | Edinburg | Texas | Santana Textiles, L.L.C. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was performing maintenance on a weaving machine when his right middle finger was caught in the machine, crushing/shattering the bones in his finger. | |||||
| 2019-03-03 | Edinburg | Texas | Dept. of Homeland Security, Border and Protection Svcs. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional |
| A border patrol agent was bitten by his K9. The agent then drew his pistol and shot the K9. In the process, the agent shot his left index finger and thumb. | |||||
| 2018-05-12 | Edinburg | Texas | The Bridges of Edinburg Assisted Living | Knee(s) and leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| On May 12, 2018, at 10:30 a.m., an employee used a chair with wheels as a step ladder to hang a wall decoration. The chair inadvertently rolled, causing the employee to fall to the floor. The employee fractured the front and back of the left leg and the left knee, requiring surgery and hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-04-23 | Edinburg | Texas | Valley Laundromats, L.P. | Nonclassifiable | Bites and stings |
| An employee was getting supplies from a laundry supply closet when a spider bit her lower left leg, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-01-30 | Edinburg | Texas | United States Postal Service | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee was delivering mail and turning in a cul-de-sac when the right sliding door of the mail truck slid closed on the employee's right ring finger resulting in amputation at the first joint. | |||||
| 2018-01-12 | Edinburg | Texas | Santana Textiles, L.L.C. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee's right ring fingertip was caught and amputated between a rolling cylinder and a safety protection gate on a textile machine. | |||||
| 2018-01-08 | Edinburg | Texas | North American Midway Entertainment | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was performing routine maintenance on an amusement park ride when a hydraulic pin came into operation and amputated the employee's left thumb at the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2017-06-05 | Edinburg | Texas | United Apartment Group | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was installing an A/C unit in an apartment attic and suffered dehydration and chest pains due to the heat. | |||||
| 2017-03-04 | Edinburg | Texas | International Paper Company | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was adjusting a belt on the machine and dropped a tool onto the moving belt. When the employee attempted to retrieve the tool his left arm and hand were caught between the belt and a weight roller resulting in burn injuries to his arm and hand. | |||||
| 2017-02-02 | Edinburg | Texas | Palm Valley Animal Center | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Bitten and struck by animal |
| On February 2, 2017, at about 5:00 p.m., an employee was attempting to euthanize a possum when it bit the employee's right hand and scratched the employee's right arm. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-01-05 | Edinburg | Texas | The Best Treat Pallet, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was using a bandsaw to cut lumber from wood pallets when a piece of lumber became stuck. As he attempted to remove the piece of wood, the blade amputated his right thumb. The saw was activated at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2016-08-08 | Edinburg | Texas | International Paper Company | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving |
| A temporary employee became involved in a physical altercation with another temporary employee, suffering a fractured right fibula/dislocated right ankle. | |||||
| 2016-01-01 | Edinburg | Texas | Ignacio Solis | Nonclassifiable | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee working on a 12 foot ladder harvesting grapefruit was struck by a forklift and knocked to the ground. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-08-02 | Edinburg | Texas | C. Young and Company Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was overcome by heat while welding building structure materials. | |||||
| 2015-07-28 | Edinburg | Texas | USDA APHIS PPQ | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| Employees are exposed to heat-stress related illnesses when working in the hot, humid greenhouse. | |||||
| 2015-05-31 | Edinburg | Texas | EW Services | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| A Santana Textiles employee was working from a ladder when he slipped and fell 4 feet. He tried to grab onto the wall and fell, fracturing his left arm and scraping his forehead. The worksite was very muddy from recent rains at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2015-03-23 | Edinburg | Texas | Exquisita Tortillas, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was placing packs of tortillas into a machine that cuts the tortillas into triangles. The employee's fingers came in contact with the machine where it lowers to cut the strips. | |||||