| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-30 | Harlingen | Tx | Valley Coop Oil Mill | Multiple body parts | Direct exposure to electricity |
| Two employees were working on a 600-amp breaker. One employee suffered an electrical shock and burns to his face, head, upper torso, and his left hand due to an arc flash. | |||||
| 2021-03-13 | Harlingen | Tx | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was acting as the front spotter for a forklift on the salesfloor when the wheel of the forklift ran over his left foot, resulting in a fracture that required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2021-01-18 | Harlingen | Tx | Central Air and Heating Service, Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee and a coworker were lifting a roof curb to place it on a forklift when the employee's finger was caught in a pinch point, resulting in an injury that required surgery. | |||||
| 2020-10-01 | Harlingen | Tx | WILLACY CO-OP | Multiple lower extremities locations | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee climbed up an extension ladder and began using bungee cords to secure a tarp to a railcar. He hooked one end of a cord and then pulled the cord so it would reach the anchor point for the other end. The cord broke causing him to fall backward off the ladder approximately 10 to 12 feet to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to the right knee and left ankle, and his left heel was shattered. | |||||
| 2020-06-05 | Harlingen | Texas | New Core, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was aligning a pump on its base when it slid and smashed his fingers, causing amputations to his fingertips. | |||||
| 2019-08-11 | Harlingen | Texas | RGV Gin Company, LLC | Foot (feet) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee was processing cotton modules when a module injured his right foot. | |||||
| 2019-08-08 | Harlingen | Texas | National Carwash Solutions | Upper arm(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was working a grinder when the employee lost control of the equipment. The grinding wheel then struck and lacerated the employee's bicep. | |||||
| 2019-06-24 | Harlingen | Texas | Gainco, Inc. | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee bent down to pick up a small section of rebar so a backhoe operator would not run over the rebar and puncture a tire. When the employee stood upright and started walking, he tripped on a small object, causing him to fall and land on his right shoulder. He was hospitalized due to a right shoulder fracture. | |||||
| 2019-04-03 | Harlingen | Texas | Valley Baptist Medical Center Harlingen Auxiliary | Shoulder(s) and arm(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee slipped in a hall and fell to the floor, suffering a broken left arm and shoulder. | |||||
| 2019-01-22 | Harlingen | Texas | CARDONE INDUSTRIES | Thigh(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
| An employee was carrying a gear box weighing approximately 35 pounds when the gear box was dropped on the employee's thigh, resulting in a blood clot. | |||||
| 2018-05-19 | Harlingen | Texas | UniFirst Holdings, Inc. | Arm(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was cutting a metal washer with a torch when a piece of the washer fell on and broke the employee's arm. | |||||
| 2018-04-26 | Harlingen | Texas | Central Air and Heating Services Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was rolling metal material in the rolling machine and pinched their left index finger in the roller. | |||||
| 2018-04-03 | Harlingen | Texas | Cardone Industries, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was moving a pallet to turn it in a different direction. A nail gun was about to fall and the employee tried to catch it. As the employee reached for the nail gun, the trigger was activated and the nail gun discharged a nail into the employee's right thigh. | |||||
| 2017-07-10 | Harlingen | Texas | Petes Electric LLC | Brain | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was conducting electrical work in a non-ventilated building under construction with a temperature of 110 degrees and fell 6-7 feet from a ladder. The employee struck his head on the concrete floor and sustained severe head injuries requiring surgery and hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-05-31 | Harlingen | Texas | Industrial Tool & Die Co., Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee suffered a left thumb amputation while operating a spot welder. | |||||
| 2016-09-12 | Harlingen | Texas | Mac's Insulation Co., Inc. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Nonclassifiable |
| An employee suffered a hernia and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-04-30 | Harlingen | Texas | Cardone Industries Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity |
| An employee was electrically shocked when installing a 3 way switch. | |||||
| 2015-11-07 | Harlingen | Texas | Valley Baptism Medical Center | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| While getting up from a desk, an employee's foot got caught in extension cords. The employee fell and suffered a fractured knee. | |||||
| 2015-06-15 | Harlingen | Texas | SECHRIST-HALL COMPANY | Foot (feet) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee missed a ladder step and fell 6 to 12 feet, breaking a foot and injuring a shoulder. | |||||