Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-16	Houston	Tx	Ramco Erectors, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet
An employee was installing insulation to a new commercial building. The employee fell through a hole in the roof paneling to the concrete ground 25 feet below and suffered facial fractures, a broken left wrist, broken ribs on the left side of their body, and a punctured lung. The employee was not tied off at the time.
2021-11-16	Houston	Tx	Peak Roofing Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was standing on a work platform and transferring boxes to the level below when he fell approximately 7 feet to the floor. The employee sustained a broken rib and collar bone and a collapsed lung.
2021-11-14	Houston	Tx	Shoe Palace Corporation	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off a ladder while reaching for a shoe. She landed on her back and head and was hospitalized, suffering from a headache and dizziness.
2021-11-12	Houston	Tx	Builders FirstSource	Arm(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving an order picker and turned sharply near a shelving unit. The employee stuck out their arm in reaction and their arm went through a window. The employee was hospitalized for a laceration to their arm including a cut artery.
2021-11-05	Houston	Tx	The Kroger Company	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
On November 5, 2021, at approximately 8:30 PM, an employee was operating a reach truck to dispose a scrap walkie-rider into an open-top dumpster. The reach truck was operated on an uneven and damaged surface, with an elevated load, causing it to overturn. The employee's head impacted the concrete surface, resulting in a head contusion and five broken ribs.
2021-11-03	Houston	Tx	The Detering Company	Jaw, chin	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was on the second floor of a building, removing temporary doors and replacing them with permanent ones. The employee fell down an elevator shaft, landing about 15 feet below and suffering a broken jaw.
2021-11-02	Houston	Tx	Majestic Steel USA, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was attempting to transfer steel material from a re-coiler to a coil cart when the material began to recoil. The employee placed one hand on the material and the other hand on the console in order to prevent the material from uncoiling when their left hand got caught between the steel material and a push plate, resulting in a laceration to their hand.
2021-11-02	Houston	Tx	Anheuser-Busch	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was walking toward an entrance door. He tripped on the edge of the walkway and fell, suffering a broken left kneecap and right wrist.
2021-11-02	Houston	Tx	The Dufresne Spencer Group LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee's left foot was struck by the guide wheel on the side of an order picker resulting in a laceration and fracture of the big toe. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
2021-10-30	Houston	Tx	Williams Brothers Construction Co., Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone
An employee was using a shovel to clean out barricades inside a work zone on a roadway when a vehicle entered the work zone and struck the employee, resulting in three fractured ribs and swelling in the leg.
2021-10-29	Houston	Tx	Medtronic, Inc.	Eye(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was unpacking testing equipment. While releasing the bungee hooks, the first cord slipped out of their hand and a metal s-hook hit their left eye.
2021-10-29	Houston	Tx	Night Owls Print Shop, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a screen printing press to print designs on T-shirts when he was struck by a moving part of the machine. The employee was hospitalized for stomach and back injuries.
2021-10-24	Houston	Tx	Troon Golf, LLC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On October 24, 2021, at 5:00 p.m., an employee performing caddying duties began experiencing cramps due to possible heat stress. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-23	Houston	Tx	Hyatt Regency Houston West	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on water and fell to a ballroom floor. He landed on his arm and his shoulder was dislocated.
2021-10-21	Houston	Tx	Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
On October 21, 2021, at 11:00 a.m., an employee was inspecting an air conditioner while on a ladder approximately 6 feet from the ground. The employee felt an electrical shock and fell to the concrete ground. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-14	Houston	Tx	Milam & Co. Painting, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was working from an extension ladder to paint under a window, about 10 feet high. The ladder slipped and the employee fell to the ground, suffering lower back, pelvic, and hip injuries.
2021-10-11	Houston	Tx	National L.S. Inc	Shoulder(s) and back	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A temporary employee opened the doors of a trailer containing empty wooden pallets. The pallets fell and struck him on the left shoulder, injuring the shoulder and his lower back.
2021-10-07	Houston	Tx	Crane Worldwide Logistics	Nonclassifiable	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
An employee was using a forklift to extract a pallet from an overhead rack. The truck's forks fell onto the employee.
2021-10-01	Houston	Tx	O'Reilly Auto Parts Distribution Center	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee completed a repair on the conveyor. He then reached under the conveyor and his glove got caught on the conveyor belt, resulting in multiple abrasions to his left hand.
2021-09-26	Houston	Tx	Mesa Airlines	Brain	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
As an employee was inspecting a plane, he fell 7 feet from a step stand. He was found unconscious and bleeding from his head.
2021-09-24	Houston	Tx	Third Coast Fresh/Garden Highway (GH Foods)	Head and trunk	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was exiting a warehouse when she lost her footing on a moist floor and fell, striking her back and the back of her head. She was hospitalized.
2021-09-23	Houston	Tx	Texas Stairs and Rails, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was working with sheet metal in the fabrication shop. A piece of sheet metal on a table shifted and rolled onto the employee's right hand amputating the index finger.
2021-09-19	Houston	Tx	The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was replacing a guard on a conveyor drive. The employee suffered a crush/cut to the right thumb.
2021-09-16	Houston	Tx	Weber & Balke Foundation Co Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A crane operator hoisted a load, placed it, and lowered it. Two riggers unhooked the rigging, put the empty hooks beside the load, and signaled the operator to hoist the empty hooks. When the operator hoisted the hooks, one hook got hooked onto the load, shifting it and creating a pinch point where the injured employee's leg was positioned. The employee sustained a scrape to the backside of the right calf and a cut on the lower left leg.
2021-09-15	Houston	Ms	International Paper	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was working on a forklift when another forklift ran over their right foot, crushing it.
2021-09-15	Houston	Tx	City Wide Building Services, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee set up a ladder on a roof against a 12-foot parapet wall to pull up ropes. The ladder slipped on the wet roofing surface and the employee fell from the ladder. The employee sustained six rib fractures and a punctured right lung.
2021-09-10	Houston	Tx	Shawcor Inspections Services	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was performing inspection services on a pipe that had been placed on two stands. The pipe rolled off the stands and struck the employee's right ring finger, amputating the fingertip.
2021-09-06	Houston	Tx	H-E-B GROCERY COMPANY	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was in a trailer, using an electric pallet jack to realign a pallet of product that had shifted during shipment. The employee was caught between a pallet and the jack's handle; the employee suffered a laceration and/or puncture to the lower abdomen.
2021-08-27	Houston	Tx	Leon's Electric and Plumbing	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on the side of a trench when he fell into it along with loose soil. The employee suffered a broken leg/foot.
2021-08-27	Houston	Tx	Star of Hope Mission	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Fall while sitting
An employee fell to the floor while trying to sit down, landing on her left side and suffering injuries to the left hip and knee.
2021-08-24	Houston	Tx	Yellowstone Landscape, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
An employee was using a riding mower when it got caught in a tree branch. The employee had to lower the roll-over protection. Its hinge caught his left thumb and amputated the tip.
2021-08-23	Houston	Tx	Ferguson Enterprises, LLC	Hip(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking out of a storage area on a warehouse floor when a clamp truck struck him. He suffered a broken pelvis.
2021-08-23	Houston	Tx	Special Metals, Inc.	Head and neck	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was taking inventory in a warehouse aisleway. A lift truck struck the employee, who suffered a jaw and neck laceration from a metal part of a storage rack.
2021-08-20	Houston	Tx	Southwest Airlines	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from the cab of a provisioning truck while dumping trash from the truck. He landed on the ground and suffered broken ribs, collapsed lungs, and spinal fractures.
2021-08-19	Houston	Tx	Flexmaster, U.S.A., Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was rolling a piece of metal in a rotary machine when their glove got caught on the corner of the piece and the machine partially amputated their left index finger.
2021-08-18	Houston	Tx	Ceres Environmental	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was standing on the top of a grinder when it activated. Its feed wheel roller engaged and pinned the employee to a mill box, crushing the employee's abdomen.
2021-08-14	Houston	Tx	CPC Logistics, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had finished unloading a trailer when they began experiencing tingling in their legs and were hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
2021-08-13	Houston	Tx	Tomball Sheet Metal	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was on a ladder installing HVAC ducting. The employee's back made contact with a wire that was hanging out of an open electrical box. The employee sustained an electric shock, and later had a stroke and was hospitalized.
2021-08-10	Houston	Tx	WILLIAMS BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.	Cheek(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving a dozer when it went over a 5-foot embankment. A grab bar over the controls struck the employee, who suffered a broken right-side cheekbone and a head contusion.
2021-08-09	Houston	Tx	Elmington Property Management	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was moving a heavy piece of furniture when the furniture shifted and dropped onto the employee's leg, resulting in a broken leg.
2021-08-04	Houston	Tx	PIPING TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCTS INC.	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was adjusting a reroller machine. The employee's right forearm was pulled into the dies and fractured. The machine was not guarded at the time.
2021-07-31	Houston	Tx	Dillards	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was disposing of materials in an outside trash receptacle. The employee fell from the side of the receptacle to the ground about 3 to 4 feet below, landing on his shoulder.
2021-07-30	Houston	Tx	Sysco Houston - Wholesale Restaurant Food Supplies	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was unloading food products for a customer when they began feeling lightheaded and disoriented, resulting in hospitalization for dehydration.
2021-07-26	Houston	Tx	7 Eleven Inc.	Head	Shooting by other person-intentional
An employee noticed a person in front of a store with a handgun, acting erratically. The employee left the store and retrieved a handgun from his personal vehicle. On his way back into the store, he was shot in the back of the head by the person. He suffered paralysis from the neck down.
2021-07-24	Houston	Tx	Texas Western Management Partners LP	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working on a large laundry ironer/steamer. His finger got caught in a rotating chain, and his right index fingertip was amputated.
2021-07-21	Houston	Tx	BRITAIN ELECTRIC COMPANY	BODY SYSTEMS	Bites and stings
An employee was walking the grounds toward the guard shack and was bitten by an unknown insect (possibly a spider) and suffered severe stinging, discoloration, and swelling in his left ring finger.
2021-07-21	Houston	Tx	Aramco Services Company	BODY SYSTEMS	Bites and stings
An employee was in a guardhouse when an insect stung/bit him. He was hospitalized.
2021-07-20	Houston	Tx	Randstad Manufacturing & Logistics	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A temporary employee was in the warehouse standing next to his electric pallet jack and stacking cases of soda onto his pallet when he was struck by another pallet jack, resulting in a fractured left fibula.
2021-07-17	Houston	Tx	DOUBLE BARREL DOWN HOLE TECHNOLOGY	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was working with high pressure oil and sustained a high pressure wound under his left index finger. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
2021-07-17	Houston	Tx	Main Lane Industries, LLC	Leg(s)	Excavation or trenching cave-in
An employee was working in a trench excavation. A section of the excavation began to collapse, and the employee's leg was struck and broken by the falling soil as he tried to get out. He was hospitalized.
2021-07-17	Houston	Tx	Fusion, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee had placed a metal part on a parts table. The part then slid off the table and struck the employee's lower right leg causing a laceration that required hospitalization.
2021-07-16	Houston	Tx	NORTH HOUSTON POLE LINE, L.P.	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was climbing down from a crane after loading it onto a lowboy trailer. He fell to the ground about 4 feet below and suffered a spiral fracture to the lower right leg.
2021-07-13	Houston	Tx	Mac Haik Ford, LTD	Leg(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding a forklift and fell off. The forklift ran over both of their legs, resulting in crushing injuries.
2021-07-09	Houston	Tx	Acme Truck Line, Inc.	Elbow(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was changing an airbag on a truck. He slipped and fell, suffering a dislocated elbow and a wound on his arm. He was hospitalized.
2021-07-08	Houston	Tx	Flowserve Corporation	Foot (feet)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was walking down from a platform. He missed a step and fell, breaking his left foot. He was hospitalized.
2021-07-02	Houston	Tx	Texas Industrial Air Services, LLC	Scalp	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was performing a leak test/pressure test on a line set and looking at a pressure gauge. A piece of steel blew off the end of the copper line and hit the employee in the head. The employee fell and suffered a laceration to the back of his head.
2021-07-01	Houston	Tx	XPO Logistics Freight	Brain	Other fall to lower level
While installing a placard on a truck, an employee fell backward and hit his head on the concrete. He was hospitalized for possible bleeding on the brain.
2021-06-29	Houston	Tx	LMMM Houston #32	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting chicken breast with a meat saw and cut his left thumb resulting in a partial amputation.
2021-06-25	Houston	Tx	Reterra Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was removing plastic from a float sink line machine when their right hand contacted the rotary valve, resulting in the amputations of their index, middle, and ring fingers down to the first knuckle. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident.
2021-06-25	Houston	Tx	Baker Hughes	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
During routine maintenance of the bonnet end cap on a blowout preventer, the cap fell and smashed an employee's right ring finger against another ram bonnet. The finger was amputated.
2021-06-24	Houston	Tx	Gonzales Electric	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was putting a nipple on a pipe and was hospitalized for a heat-related illness.
2021-06-23	Houston	Tx	Circle Saw Builders Supply, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was assisting a forklift operator in moving boxed materials weighing 259 pounds. One of two boxes fell from the elevated forks and landed on the employee's left leg, resulting in a lower leg fracture.
2021-06-23	Houston	Tx	Energy Transfer LP	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was troubleshooting a power outage when an arc flash occurred. The employee suffered electrical burns and was hospitalized.
2021-06-21	Houston	Tx	Unilev Management Corp.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was checking the belt tension on an air handler when their left index finger became caught in the machine; the fingertip was amputated down to the end of the nail.
2021-06-18	Houston	Tx	Core Mechanical, LLC	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was performing a leak test of a gas line when a flash fire occurred, resulting in second and third degree burns to their face and arm.
2021-06-16	Houston	Tx	Stripes	Arm(s)	Shooting by other person-intentional
An employee was working their shift when a customer entered the establishment and pulled a gun on the employee. A shooting occurred. The employee sustained a bullet wound to the right arm.
2021-06-15	Houston	Tx	H-E-B, LP	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a meat cutter. The cutter activated and its blade amputated the employee's finger.
2021-06-14	Houston	Tx	Amazon UTX3 Ultra Fast Fresh Building	Thigh(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by another person
On June 14, 2021, at 5:30 p.m., an employee collided with a cart being pushed by a co-worker, resulting in a broken left femur that required hospitalization and surgery.
2021-06-14	Houston	Tx	Facilities Electric, LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a ladder to access a roof when they fell off the ladder, resulting in injuries to their right ankle and left ring finger.
2021-06-13	Houston	Tx	Valeron Strength Films	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was setting up a spiral cutter in an extrusion bay when they began to feel hot and lightheaded and experienced muscle cramps. The employee was hospitalized due to dehydration.
2021-06-11	Houston	Tx	Southern Foods Group	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Around 6:45 PM on June 11, 2021, an employee was troubleshooting a milk filler machine that he was operating. The machine moved, causing a laceration to his right hand that required hospitalization.
2021-06-10	Houston	Tx	Tenaris Coiled Tubes, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee and two co-workers were using a crane to move a work reel weighing approximately 6.7 tons onto a frame for production. The employee was acting as a spotter when their hand was crushed between the frame and the base of the reel being lowered by the crane. The employee suffered a left middle fingertip amputation.
2021-06-03	Houston	Tx	B&J Wholesale LLC	Multiple leg locations	Struck by object or equipment
Employees were disassembling a flange test adapter on equipment after it had undergone hydrostatic pressure testing. The injured employee was loosening the bolts holding the test flange to the equipment when pressurized water (22,000 psi) escaped and struck his upper legs, causing severe lacerations to both thighs. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-05-29	Houston	Tx	Wonton Food Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was monitoring a cookie machine when his right ring finger was caught in the machine and amputated.
2021-05-28	Houston	Tx	TBC RETAIL GROUP, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee finished an oil change and was cleaning the car's engine when his pinky fingertip was amputated by the fan belt.
2021-05-27	Houston	Tx	Carrier Commercial Services	Wrist(s)	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
Two technicians were changing out a compressor on an HVAC chiller. While preparing the chiller for a pump down, the compressor was over pressurized and the copper drain lines burst. As one technician approached the chiller, a piece of the copper drain line hit the technician on the left wrist. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-05-26	Houston	Tx	TAK Communications	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was in an attic when they fell through the ceiling and landed at ground level, suffering fractures to the right leg and heel.
2021-05-26	Houston	Tx	FIMATECH LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was removing a piece of wood from an electric saw when the saw contacted his right hand, resulting in the amputation of two fingers.
2021-05-25	Houston	Tx	Steel Masters, LP	Wrist(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was on a lift, welding a clip on the outer side of a building at about the fourth-floor level. The elevator came down and contacted his right hand, cutting the wrist. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery to the wrist.
2021-05-18	Houston	Tx	New Bern Transport Corporation	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was trying to park an electric pallet jack in its charging station. It jolted and pinned his left leg against a wall, breaking the lower leg.
2021-05-18	Houston	Tx	Gonzales Commercial Electric	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell while moving to descend from the third rung of an 8-foot ladder. He landed on the ground and suffered a broken hip.
2021-05-17	Houston	Tx	Southern Shingles	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee had finished delivering roofing materials and was removing a fall protection anchor point when he lost balance and fell to the ground injuring his right side.
2021-05-13	Houston	Tx	Team Industrial Services, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was helping perform an inflatable line stop. During the line stop installation, the launch tube slid into the open valve, pinching the employee's left thumb between the locking clamp and the set point stopping block. The thumb was broken and lacerated.
2021-05-11	Houston	Tx	Country Pure Foods	Lower leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was removing a box that had fallen off a conveyor when his leg was caught in the conveyor chain. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration to the lower left leg.
2021-05-08	Houston	Tx	Stoller USA	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Two employees were charging a tank with urea and formic acid. The employees were exposed to formic acid vapor and lost consciousness. One was hospitalized.
2021-05-08	Houston	Tx	NCI Group, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was making adjustments to a limit switch located inside the slide gate electrical box. The motor actuated and his hand was caught between the chain and the sprocket. The employee sustained a laceration to the right hand that required stitches and hospitalization.
2021-05-05	Houston	Tx	Silgan Plastics Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was removing a hot blade from a machine and lacerated three fingers on his right hand and one finger on his left hand. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-05-05	Houston	Tx	Reaction Group Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was working on a machine that filters concrete into smaller pieces by tapping the outside of a feeder box with a rubber mallet. He then opened the door at the bottom of the feeder box and was unclogging the filter when the rotating paddles amputated two of his fingers.
2021-05-04	Houston	Tx	International Cellulose Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Two employees were loading paper material onto a conveyor belt. One of them used a portable handsaw to cut the paper material before it was placed on the conveyor. The other employee then took the saw to return it to storage. The blade, still turning, lacerated fingers on his right hand and caused a partial amputation to the right ring finger.
2021-05-02	Houston	Tx	CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was repairing an electric cable from an aerial bucket. He became ill, then lost consciousness while being lowered to the ground. He was hospitalized, suffering from severe dehydration.
2021-04-27	Houston	Tx	U.S. Postal Service	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
While delivering mail, an employee tripped on a crack in a sidewalk and fell. She suffered multiple fractures to the left ankle and was hospitalized.
2021-04-27	Houston	Tx	Key-scape, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was loading and unloading potted trees when a potted tree fell onto the employee's left leg, resulting in a broken leg.
2021-04-22	Houston	Tx	Right Fix LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was working on a vehicle. The employee's index finger was caught between one of its rims and a caliper (part of its brake system). The employee was hospitalized, suffering from a broken and cut finger that was then medically amputated above the second knuckle.
2021-04-22	Houston	Tx	R & L Carriers Shared Services, L.L.C.	Foot (feet)	Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
An employee was operating a forklift in a trailer. The trailer pulled away from the dock; when the employee backed out, the forklift fell to the ground below, and the employee suffered an injury to the left foot that required surgery.
2021-04-21	Houston	Tx	Ferguson HVAC Supply	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
An employee was using a mobile ladder, gathering boxes from a storage rack. A forklift struck the ladder and the employee fell to the concrete warehouse floor. The employee suffered bleeding from the head, a broken collarbone, and broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-04-17	Houston	Tx	Aveanna Healthcare	Hip(s)	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
A nurse trainee was sitting on a couch, working with a patient. A child pushed her off the couch and she fell to the floor, breaking her hip.
2021-04-16	Houston	Tx	ARO Foods, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting meat using a bandsaw. The saw partially amputated the employee's index and middle fingers.
2021-04-13	Houston	Tx	Dollar Tree	Nonclassifiable	Shooting by other person-intentional
A cashier was shot during an attempted robbery.
2021-04-08	Houston	Tx	Computerized Millwork Services Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was aligning a conveyor with a press used for laminating plywood. When the employee kicked the conveyor, his right foot was pulled into a chain and sprocket. The employee attempted to free his foot with his right hand which was also pulled into the chain and sprocket. The employee sustained the amputation of two toes on their right foot. The chain and sprocket were not guarded at the time of the incident.
2021-04-07	Houston	Tx	Celeros Flow Technology, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was setting up to cut pipe with a saw. A clamp actuated and pinched the employee's left index finger between the clamp and a pipe. The distal third of his left index finger was amputated.