DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-07-25Farmers BranchTxTuesday Morning Partners, Ltd.Upper extremitiesCaught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was standing at a roller conveyor when it started up. The employee's gloved hand was caught in a roller. The employee suffered a degloving injury and was hospitalized.
2021-06-05FarmervilleLaFoster Farms CorporationFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was unclogging a pump with chicken product. His right hand got caught in the pump, and the index and middle fingertips were amputated.
2020-06-23FarmervilleLouisianaFoster Farms CorporationBrainOther fall to lower level
An employee fell from a ladder to the concrete floor while performing maintenance work, suffering a head injury.
2020-06-11Farmers BranchTexasGroves Electrical Services, IncMultiple trunk locationsOther fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was descending a light pole and stepped onto an A-frame ladder in the closed position. The ladder gave way and the employee fell approximately 8 feet to the ground level, suffering right hip and right rib injuries.
2020-05-30Farmers BranchTexasNovolex Seals CompanyFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was changing the roll on a winder machine when the employee's hand entered the machine to cut plastic, resulting in amputation of the right index finger.
2020-02-24FarmervilleLouisianaFlying Jack's Contractors, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
A carpenter was cutting 5-inch shims for a door jam project. While cutting on two saw horses, his saw kicked back and cut his left hand which was holding the wood board. He was hospitalized for a cut to his first and fifth digits and a severed tendon on the first digit that requires surgery.
2020-01-23Farmer CityIllinoisMonsanto CompanyArm(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was cleaning a grader drum with compressed air. His arm was caught and injured between the drum and the equipment's frame. He was hospitalized to treat a muscle injury.
2019-07-27FarmerSouth DakotaCentral Farmers CoopChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersPedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was performing work between a tender truck and an applicator truck. The applicator truck coasted forward and pinned the employee between the two vehicles. The employee sustained multiple fractured ribs.
2019-06-01FarmervilleLouisianaFoster Farms CorporationFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was climbing down a ladder when a nearby belt and pulley system caught his left hand, causing the amputation of the little finger.
2019-05-24FarmervilleLouisianaClaiborne Electric Cooperative, Inc.BrainStruck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A crew was cutting trees along a fence line when a branch fell and hit an employee on the back of the head.
2019-03-14Farmers BranchTexasEl RanchoNonclassifiablePedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by an automobile while retrieving shopping carts in the store's parking lot, suffering multiple injuries.
2019-03-07Farmers BranchTexasTuesday MorningKnee(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While walking to a conveyor, an employee tripped over a yellow metal guard on the floor. The employee suffered an injury to the right knee.
2018-07-21Farmers BranchTexasADVANCED CONCRETE SURFACES, LTDBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee felt ill and was hospitalized with symptoms of dehydration.
2018-07-10Farmers BranchTexasHeath Consultants IncorporatedNonclassifiableBites and stings
While finding a gas line's tracer wire, an employee moved vegetation from around a gas meter and was bitten on the right ring finger by a snake. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-06-07Farmers BranchTexasUnited States Postal ServiceBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
The employee had just completed their route and began experiencing symptoms of heat-related illness.
2018-04-12FarmervilleLouisianaFoster farmsFingertip(s)Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was repairing a photo sensor on a pallet wrapper. As he was lowering the top plate onto the machine, the plate dropped onto one of his fingers, amputating the fingertip.
2017-09-26FarmersvilleTexasRise BroadbandAnkle(s)Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was checking the position of a radio tower when it began to collapse. He jumped off the collapsing tower and shattered his ankle.
2017-09-09Farmers BranchTexasTuesday Morning Partners, Inc.Foot (feet) and ankle(s)Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was stacking pallets when a nearby forklift operator reversed and struck the employee, who suffered lacerations to the right heel and ankle.
2017-07-21Farmer CityIllinoisJackson-Citrus, Inc.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
On Friday, July 21, 2017, at 4:45 p.m., an employee was overcome with heat exhaustion while detasseling corn. He was hospitalized.
2017-06-09FarmervilleLouisianaFoster Poultry FarmsBODY SYSTEMSDirect exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
An employee received an electric shock while troubleshooting a marinade injector machine. Moisture and water had entered the 220V plug on the side of the machine, causing an instant shock and partial right-side paralysis to the employee.
2016-09-14Farmers BranchTexasAdvanced Concrete Surfaces, LLCBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
After returning to the warehouse, an employee felt overheated and began cramping due to dehydration. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
2016-04-21Farmers BranchTexasMaxim Integrated Products, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance on a piece of machinery when the machine became energized and amputated his right index finger.
2016-01-07FarmervilleLouisianaFoster Farms CorporationBrainHitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was injured in a fight and suffered bleeding in the brain.
2015-11-11FarmersvilleTexasGerdauFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to free the arm piece of a pneumatically operated shear line machine. The machine's arm became free and caught the employee's right index finger between the arm and the frame of the machine, amputating it.
2015-10-23Farmers BranchTexasKenco Logistics LLCHip(s)Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
Two forklifts collided and one employee suffered a hip injury.
2015-10-07Farmers BranchTexasJMEG, LPMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was hospitalized with a fractured right wrist and skull fracture after falling off a 10-foot ladder.
2015-07-28FarmervilleLouisianaFoster Farms CorporationFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Part of an employee's left thumb was amputated while operating a circular saw.
2015-05-08Farmers BranchTexasPrecision Landscape Management , LP Ankle(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was digging with a shovel when the shovel hit his ankle. He received a hairline fracture on his ankle.
2015-03-04Farmers BranchTexasStaff Force Inc.Thigh(s)Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell from the third floor to the second floor when his foot got stuck on a pallet. He fell with the pallet to the second floor. He broke his femur and was admitted to the hospital and treated.
2015-02-23FarmervilleLouisianaFoster Farms CorporationFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
The employee was working at a production line where breast meat is inspected prior to packaging. The employee reached down and underneath a conveyor belt where her glove was caught in a pinch point, amputating her right index fingertip. The doctor described it as a de-gloving of the fingertip with removal of the bone tip.
2015-02-07Farmers BranchTexasVenture MetalsHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Employee was performing maintenance on the Sweed machine. He opened the machine before turning it off and his hand became caught in the gears.
2015-01-15Farmers BranchTexasTindall MechanicalFingertip(s)Rubbed or abraded by friction or pressure, n.e.c.
Employee was bleeding the pressure off a weighted ball used to check stormwater pipes for leaks. The weight of the water inside the PVC pipe caused the ball to slide down the pipe. Employee grabbed the rope strap with his right hand and the strap's force and sharp edge severed his right-thumb tip. The finger tip was recovered and delivered to Parkland Hospital, but didn't have enough bone to be reattached.