DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-10-19HumbleTxCenturylink, Inc.Head and trunkFall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was walking on a rooftop, placing a telecommunications wire. The employee fell through a fiberglass roof lighting panel and landed about 20 feet below on a concrete floor. The employee suffered a head laceration requiring staples, a concussion, multiple rib fractures, a punctured lung, multiple abrasions, and a broken bone in the hip/pelvic area.
2021-08-08HumbleTxGrand Parkway Infrastructure, LLCLeg(s)Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was working on and near a concrete spacer. A dump truck backed into the employee, breaking the employee's leg.
2021-08-03HumbleTxStarplast USA LLCArm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to unjam an injection mold machine. The outer door to the machine was closed, causing the mold to actuate and catch the employee's left arm. The employee was hospitalized and the arm was medically amputated.
2021-06-22HumbleTxJ-Kraft, Inc.Leg(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working from the second rung of a 4-foot A-frame step ladder. He lost his balance and his foot went into an open cabinet drawer. He then fell to the ground, twisting and breaking his right leg. He was hospitalized.
2021-04-29HumbleTxHomeProHeel(s)Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was installing low data wiring on the second floor inside a new home under construction when they fell from the second floor to the concrete first floor below, resulting in broken heels on both feet.
2021-04-20HumbleTxWorldwide Flight Services, Inc.Foot (feet) and ankle(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a ladder to reach the cab of a container loader. He slipped and fell to the ground, suffering a broken ankle and heel.
2021-04-14HumbleTxLeslie's Pool Mart Inc.Hip(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a step stool placing labels on shelves. She fell from the stool to the ground, landing on her left side and suffering a broken hip.
2021-04-13HumbleTxMetal Zinc, LLCHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
The injured employee was setting up a hydraulic brake press for production and was running a test piece when the foot pedal was pressed and the employee's left hand was cut and crushed.
2021-04-10HumbleTxMac Pizza Management, Inc.Back, including spine, spinal cordIntentional injury by other person, n.e.c.
An employee was delivering an order to a customer. When he left his car to make the delivery, he was carjacked and then run over by his car. He suffered skin abrasions and a spinal injury.
2021-03-23HumbleTxGraywolf Integrated Construction CompanyFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On March 23, 2021, at approximately 9:15 AM, an employee was positioning a steel frame for shipping and pinched the tip of his left ring finger between two metal pieces when he set it down. The employee's left ring fingertip was amputated at the nail bed.
2021-02-26HumbleTxWorldwide Flight Services, Inc.Lower leg(s)Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was offloading cargo at the airport and was struck by a forklift, resulting in a broken tibia/fibula and lacerations to the thigh and foot/ankle.
2020-10-05HumbleTxPostel Erections Group, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee's right hand was caught in a pinch point between a cable and steel rods while he was shaking out steel rods at a new school construction site. His right thumb was amputated above the first joint.
2020-04-06HumbleTexasReactive Downhole Tools USA Inc.Multiple body partsCaught in running equipment or machinery
An employee had been cutting or measuring the coating on a 20-foot section of pipe. The employee was pulled into a rotating lathe and sustained lacerations to the face and upper body. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-03-18HumbleTexasCement Construction Materials SouthFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was installing the third chute to dispense cement from the cement truck. The employee lost balance and grabbed the chute. The second chute then came down and pinched his fingers between the two chutes resulting in amputation of the left index and middle fingertips.
2020-01-09HumbleTexasStarplast USAFoot (feet)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating forklift. It hit a ramp, causing his left leg to fall out and hit a trailer. He suffered a laceration and a broken bone in his left foot.
2019-08-09HumbleTexasLawler Foods, LTDHip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was working on a production line when the employee stepped back and tripped over the edge of a pallet that was sitting on the floor. The employee fell to the concrete floor and fractured the right hip, requiring hospitalization.
2019-07-17HumbleTexasAlcott Inc.BrainNonclassifiable
An employee was waiting out a storm in his work truck but had to use a nearby portable toilet. While he was in the portable toilet, a lightning strike occurred approximately 50 feet away. He collapsed after coming out of the toilet. He suffered a concussion and brain swelling, requiring hospitalization.
2019-04-17HumbleTexasGutier LLCHead and trunkFall through surface or existing opening
On April 17, 2019, at about 7:50 a.m., an employee was working on a roof measuring a section to be cut out and replaced when the employee fell through the roof inside the building. The employee was hospitalized with head and spinal injuries.
2019-03-06HumbleTexasAuto-Chlor Services, LLCUpper and lower limb(s)Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
An employee went to the bank for the employer and was driving back to the employer's facility when a vape pen battery reacted with change in his pocket, causing his pants to catch on fire. His leg and hands were burned and he was hospitalized.
2019-01-16HumbleTexasLawler FoodsBrainNonclassifiable
An employee had been assigned to perform a heater inspection. The employee planned to use a ladder to access the roof. The employee was found on the floor of the facility with a concussion.
2019-01-14HumbleTexasSwissport USA, Inc.Toes(s), toenail(s)Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was unloading unit load device containers from an aircraft. He was pulling a pallet when his foot became stuck. The pallet then rolled over his left foot, causing pain, swelling, and bleeding to his toes. He was hospitalized.
2018-08-30HumbleTexasO'Reilly Auto PartsHand(s)Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was assisting a customer with a car that was set on a jack when the car's tire fell onto his left hand, fracturing it.
2018-07-27HumbleTexasPark Construction Associates, LLCPelvisPedestrian vehicular incident
An employee tripped and fell down and a road grader hit him, breaking his pelvis.
2018-07-09HumbleTexasReactive Downhole ToolsForearm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a manual wrapping machine to wrap pipe for an oil field when he tried to manually adjust the machine and his hand was pulled into it, breaking his right forearm.
2018-06-11HumbleTexasWorldwide Flight Service Multiple trunk locationsStruck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was closing the front gate when it came off the track and fell on top of the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis, compression fractures to the spine and a right rib fracture.
2018-04-17HumbleTexasCenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC.Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersFall from collapsing structure or equipment more than 30 feet
An employee was working from an electric distribution wood pole to remove an electric conductor when the pole broke and fell to the ground. He was utilizing fall protection and the pole was rotten from the inside out. He fell approximately 40 feet suffering broken ribs, a broken left wrist, and a lacerated liver that required hospitalization.
2018-02-22HumbleTexasWorldwide Flight Services, Inc.Lower leg(s)Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was using a tractor tug to move equipment. The employee dismounted the tug to hook up a bobtail cargo truck. When he was between the tug and the cargo truck, the tug shifter popped out of neutral, allowing the tug to run into and pin the employee, causing deep lacerations to both of his shins. He was hospitalized. The tug was running, and the shifter was not all the way in neutral at the time of the incident.
2018-02-01HumbleTexasWorldwide Flight Services incLower leg(s)Struck by object or equipment
An employee was connecting/disconnecting a dolly when the dolly tongue did not disengage properly and struck the employee's lower left leg resulting in a fracture that required surgery.
2017-09-23HumbleTexasCDI Energy ProductsFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On September 23, 2017, at approximately 6:40 an employee was helping another employee to remove build up on an energized fabric cutter roller using a putty knife. The putty knife and the employee's hand were pulled into the knives, resulting in amputation of the distal tip of the right middle finger. The machine was not guarded or locked out at the time.
2017-05-08HumbleTexasWaste Management of Texas, Inc.Multiple body partsNonstructural fire, n.e.c.
On May 08, 2017, at approximately 4:15PM, an employee was firing bird deterrent pyrotechnics as part of the facility bird control program when a spark from the bird gun got into the pyrotechnics bag. The pyrotechnics ignited and caused burns to the left side of his body and arm. He was hospitalized.
2017-01-10HumbleTexasSteelco, Inc.Arm(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing to the top level of a steel commercial building under construction to perform decking work. The employee climbed to the first elevated level and his hard hat fell to the ground level below. The employee went to the edge of the level to ask someone to get his hard hat for him. At this time, the employee lost his footing and fell to the ground below causing broken arms and injuries to his face. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.
2016-06-03HumbleTexasCenterPoint Energy Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersDirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was removing a tree from a powerline to restore electrical power to a neighborhood. The employee was on a de-energized pole when an electrical flash occurred, burning the employee's chest and torso.
2016-02-16HumbleTexasMister Car Wash # 19Fingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was trying to prevent multiple rollers from coming out of the conveyor. Another employee went to point at the area of concern when a roller came out and pinched a finger resulting in the amputation of the right hand index fingertip.
2015-12-15HumbleTexasLightning Rod and Pipe, LLCMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
Four employees were taken to the hospital for burns on their face and hands when a machine blew out hot polyphenylene sulfide (chemical). The chemical is used to manufacturer insulator pipes. The employees were trouble shooting the extruder when they were burned. Two employees were hospitalized.
2015-11-05HumbleTexasGordan Food ServiceAnkle(s) and leg(s)Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was delivering food product to a restaurant location. The employee was going down the truck ramp, misstepped near the bottom and fell dislocating his right ankle and breaking his lower right leg. The employee was admitted to the hospital for surgery.
2015-09-16HumbleTexasKen Garff Automotive GroupBrainFall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding a golf cart at the dealership and fell out striking his head on the ground. The employee suffered a brain hemorrhage requiring surgery.
2015-09-08HumbleTexasLawler FoodsFoot (feet)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was unloading product from a stand-up forklift when the forklift began to slip on a wet floor. He attempted to press an emergency stop bar near the foot pedals, but his foot slipped and got caught between the forklift and a pole. His foot was lacerated and required surgery.
2015-07-03HumbleTexasWalmart NonclassifiableFall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee sorting clothes tripped on an apparel rack. The employee could not get up from the floor after falling and required hospitalization and surgery.
2015-05-13HumbleTexasHEBHip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was decorating a cake stationed on a stainless steel table. The employee was standing on a rubber mat (fatigue mat) when she tripped on it. She fell and fractured her left hip.
2015-04-14HumbleTexasWalmart Store 744Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee attempted to unjam a paper shredder in the pharmacy department. Her left middle finger was pulled in, causing a partial amputation. She was hospitalized and required skin graft surgeries.
2015-02-10HumbleTexasHiland DairyAnkle(s)Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
At a delivery site branch, employee was unloading an 18-wheeler truck of milk into a delivery truck. The two trucks were parked next to each other and a ramp was landed between the two trucks' side doors. The employee was using the ramp to cross from one truck to another. While the employee was still standing on the ramp, the ramp fell from its holding place. The fall was approximately 4 feet. The employee was still standing when the ramp fell with him on it; however, after landing on the ground