Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-09 | Irving | Tx | Hello Fresh | Nonclassifiable | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was operating an electric stand up pallet jack to move material. A pallet, weighing approximately 90 lbs., fell from the fourth tier of a shelving system and struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized for bruises and contusions. | |||||
2021-10-05 | Irving | Tx | VCA Metroplex Animal Hospital | Hand(s) | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
An employee was examining a cat when the cat bit their left hand. | |||||
2021-09-13 | Irving | Tx | Manhattan Construction Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was setting a concrete form when the form pinched and amputated their right index finger. | |||||
2021-08-19 | Irving | Tx | Mc Cormick & Co Inc | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was servicing an auto filler packaging machine when a belt and pulley caught his fingertip. His right index and middle fingertips were amputated. | |||||
2021-08-17 | Irving | Tx | Owens Corning Irving Roofing Plant | Nonclassifiable | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was driving a forklift, moving pallets of finished product. He smelled something burning or melting and got out of the forklift. He traced a trail of antifreeze to the back of the vehicle; steam then shot out of the back of the vehicle. The employee sustained second-degree burns. | |||||
2021-07-02 | Irving | Tx | YRC Freight | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was struck by a customer's forklift while delivering freight, resulting in broken bones in both feet. | |||||
2021-06-11 | Irving | Tx | Darden | Hip(s) | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs |
While walking up steps in the dishwashing area, an employee tripped over a step and fell to the floor sustaining a fractured hip. | |||||
2021-04-21 | Irving | Tx | TAS Commercial Concrete LLC | Lower leg(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
An employee was standing next to a work site entrance. A truck ran over a 10-pound rock, which was pinched between the pavement and the truck's tire, then launched toward the employee. The rock struck his left shin, breaking the tibia. | |||||
2021-03-08 | Irving | Tx | TX Red One Network Solutions | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was on the fifth step of an A-frame ladder, installing J-hooks. He fell and suffered a head injury. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-02-14 | Irving | Tx | Dallas Trailer Repair Company | Face | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was jacking up a trailer to change the tires. The jack shot out from under the trailer and struck the employee in the face, causing multiple fractures and damage to the right eye. | |||||
2020-10-19 | Irving | Tx | Facilitech Inc. | Head | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee was using a forklift to pull a customer's order. The employee fell from the forklift onto the concrete floor. | |||||
2020-10-10 | Irving | Tx | UPS Freight | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
An employee was hooking up a trailer and was crushed between a jockey truck and trailer. The employee was hospitalized for crushed ribs. | |||||
2020-07-18 | Irving | Texas | Suncoast Post Tension, Ltd. | Elbow(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was troubleshooting a cutting machine. He lifted the pusher and the machine activated. The machine then struck and injured his right elbow. | |||||
2020-07-10 | Irving | Texas | WESCO Distribution | Skull | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was working to free a stuck overhead door. While trying to get a roller back into the track, a bottom plate which was under tension, came loose, and sprung up striking the employee in the forehead. The employee sustained a forehead laceration and possible skull fracture in the frontal lobe area. | |||||
2020-06-10 | Irving | Texas | Trinity Drywall & Plastering Systems | Fingertip(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
An employee was taking measurements when an access door shut on their finger amputating the right middle fingertip. | |||||
2020-05-16 | Irving | Texas | The Kroger Company | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was cutting meat on a meat saw. He slipped on a piece of fat on the ground and fell; his right middle finger came into contact with the blade and he suffered a partial fingertip amputation. | |||||
2020-05-06 | Irving | Texas | LMMM DALLAS #26, LTD. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was cutting a piece of frozen meat with a band saw when his hand slipped and the blade cut his right little finger, causing a displaced fracture of the distal phalanx. | |||||
2020-05-01 | Irving | Texas | Johnson Controls Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was trying to raise a trailer's lift gate. The gate was lowered and crushed the employee's right middle finger. The fingertip was medically amputated at the first knuckle on May 2, 2020. | |||||
2020-04-28 | Irving | Texas | Herzog Contracting Corp. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport |
An employee was performing maintenance on a tie jig (equipment that grabs railroad ties) which was connected to the bucket of an excavator. After performing some repairs underneath the tie jig, the employee crawled underneath the other side of the tie jig to make a final repair and was crushed by the tie jig. The employee was hospitalized with a broken sternum and broken ribs. | |||||
2020-04-01 | Irving | Texas | SAI Construction | Hand(s) | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
Two employees were digging and dewatering an excavation when one of them came into contact with a live underground power line. One employee suffered an electric shock and left hand burns; the other was also shocked. Both employees were hospitalized. | |||||
2020-02-14 | Irving | Texas | Abbot Diagnostics | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was working inside of the air handling unit and was working on the fan blade belt and pulley system. The employee rotated the fan blade pulley belt and amputated a finger between the fan blade and belt system. The air handling unit was not locked out/tagged out at the time of the incident. | |||||
2019-09-24 | Irving | Texas | NCH Corporation | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was working in a grease manufacturing area. The employee became nauseated, suffering lightheadedness and leg cramping. He was hospitalized for dehydration. | |||||
2019-08-24 | Irving | Texas | Crescent Constructors Inc. | Multiple trunk locations | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was helping to disassemble a scaffold when the employee fell 13 feet through a board that gave way, suffering rib and back injuries. | |||||
2019-06-14 | Irving | New York | One Feather Pallet | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was using a trim saw machine to trim boards. While he was clearing clippings from the machine, the saw amputated his right ring fingertip. | |||||
2019-06-11 | Irving | Texas | American Bottling Company | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was walking across a bulk dock when she was struck by the forks of a passing forklift. She broke her left ankle and foot. | |||||
2019-05-28 | Irving | Texas | Delta Steel Technologies | Leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was welding two steel plates when one fell from its lifting device and struck his leg, causing multiple fractures. | |||||
2019-05-01 | Irving | Texas | Brakebush Irvin, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
An employee was checking the cat pump for pressure loss. When he removed his hand it was sucked down and his middle finger was amputated. The machine was unguarded at the time. | |||||
2019-04-26 | Irving | Texas | United Rentals, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
Two employees were troubleshooting the sensor on a skid steer unit. The unit started and an engine component partially amputated an employee's right index finger. | |||||
2019-04-04 | Irving | Texas | Dallas Trailer Repair Company | Foot (feet) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was moving a 300-pound piece of sheet metal from its stored position to the shear to cut it to size. The sheet metal fell onto the employee's steel-toe boots. The employee's right foot was punctured by a corner of the metal and several bones in the foot were broken. | |||||
2019-03-21 | Irving | Texas | Auto-Chlor Services LLC | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Boarding, alighting-excluding slip, trip, fall-single episode |
An employee felt abdominal pain while getting out of his truck. He was hospitalized, having suffered a hernia. | |||||
2019-03-12 | Irvington | New Jersey | Bestmark National LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was cutting baseboard with a chop saw and amputated a finger. | |||||
2019-02-21 | Irving | Texas | Fastening Solutions, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
While stepping out of a company van, an employee slipped and fell to the ground, suffering a broken hip or upper leg. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-02-20 | Irving | Texas | ThyssenKrupp Elevator Corporation | Leg(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
An employee suffered a laceration to the right leg on top of an elevator that was being serviced. The laceration required surgery. | |||||
2019-02-13 | Irving | Texas | Wyndham Hotels and Resorts | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
An employee tripped on a carpet and fell, suffering a torn right anterior cruciate ligament. | |||||
2019-02-12 | Irving | Texas | AMERICAN AIRLINES | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
An employee fell on the stairs and broke her left leg. | |||||
2019-02-12 | Irving | Texas | FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was loading packages onto a van. He turned around and was walking on the concrete floor when plastic from pallets he had straightened up caught his legs, causing him to trip and fall to the ground. He suffered a broken left hip. | |||||
2019-02-05 | Irving | Texas | The Brandt Companies, LLC | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was using a chain hoist to position a pipe to be welded when the chain caught a valve on the existing pipe and opened the valve, releasing hot water on the employee. He suffered burns to the right arm (from his forearm to his bicep) and right torso (from the ribs to the stomach). | |||||
2019-02-01 | Irving | Texas | Webber, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was troubleshooting a paving machine. He was cleaning the grease on the sprocket using a rag wrapped around his finger. The sprocket was running at the time and caught his hand and amputated the left middle finger. | |||||
2019-01-22 | Irving | Texas | ELITE FPS, L.L.C. | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was walking from a general contractor's trailer to a work area, near a temporary roadway that was being used to bring heavy equipment to the construction site. The employee was struck by a trailer, suffering two broken legs. | |||||
2019-01-17 | Irving | Texas | Austin Road & Bridge | Nonclassifiable | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
A leg from a concrete paver had been removed at the job site and transported to the yard by a material loader. A mechanic truck was used to lift the leg off the loader and place it on the ground. Once on the ground, the leg shifted and the employee was pinned between the leg and a low-boy trailer in the chest and right shoulder area. The employee sustained three broken vertebrae. | |||||
2018-09-10 | Irving | Texas | McKinney Trailer Rentals | Multiple trunk locations | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was on a hydraulic tank attached to the back of a truck. He slipped on hydraulic residue and fell from the tank, suffering a punctured spleen, bruised rib, and collapsed lung. | |||||
2018-08-01 | Irving | Texas | Owens Corning Roofing and Asphalt LLC | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was cleaning a lab when he attempted to grab what he thought was an empty black container. The container had hot asphalt in it and caused the employee to jerk back. As he jerked back, the hot asphalt dripped down his left hand, causing second degree burns to his fingers and palm. | |||||
2018-05-21 | Irving | Texas | King of Texas Roofing Company, LP | Wrist(s) and elbow(s) | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was sweeping debris from a roof when the employee stepped into an 18-inch by 18-inch hole that was covered with an unsecured piece of metal before falling 14 more feet to the concrete below. The employee suffered a broken right elbow and right wrist. | |||||
2018-05-11 | Irving | Texas | Pannell Industries, Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee climbed onto a sweeper truck to replace the lid on the water tank. The employee slipped on the wet surface and fell approximately 4 feet to the ground, suffering a spinal fracture. | |||||
2018-05-05 | Irving | Texas | American Bottling Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee's hand was on a dock lever as it was rising when his left middle finger became caught in the lever, resulting in an amputation. | |||||
2018-04-24 | Irvington | New York | LightPath Technologies, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Indirect exposure to electricity |
An employee was testing a machine to ensure it was not leaking when water sprayed from the machine, which had an electrical current running through it, and onto the employee's left hand. The employee received an electrical shock. | |||||
2018-03-20 | Irving | Texas | Panther City Iron Works, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
An employee was standing and welding in a scissor lift that was approximately 11'-8" above the finished concrete floor when his clothes ignited and he tried to remove them. He then tried to dismount the scissor lift through the chain gate on the rear of the lift. He attempted to step down the scissor supports of the lift but lost his grip and fell to the ground. He landed on his left wrist and left side. He suffered burns and a broken wrist, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-03-02 | Irving | Texas | Brakebush Brothers, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was working on a chicken processing line and cleaning chicken from a motor box when his gloved hand was pulled into a gear shaft, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
2018-02-16 | Irving | Texas | SCG Mechanical | Foot (feet) | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
At approximately 10:30 AM on 02/16/2018, an employee was working with a crew of pipe fitters and plumbers, moving a long steel pipe into position in a designated area. The crew was using a portable lift to move the pipe onto cricket. The pipe spun and struck the employee's left foot resulting in a partial amputation. | |||||
2018-02-07 | Irving | Texas | Christus Health | Wrist(s) | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs |
An employee was walking to the car, tripped over a sidewalk curb and fell fracturing the left wrist. | |||||
2018-02-01 | Irving | Texas | UPS | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was stepping down from the truck, lost his balance and fell to the ground resulting in a broken right hip. | |||||
2018-01-08 | Irving | Texas | Kiewit Infastructure South Company | Lower leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was helping a forklift move a crane mat into position when the crane mat slid off the forks of the forklift and fell, striking and breaking the employee's right tibia and fibula. | |||||
2017-09-29 | Irving | Texas | MID CITIES ERECTORS LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was climbing down a gantry crane and knocked out the gantry pin pinching his finger resulting in amputation of the right index and middle fingers. | |||||
2017-09-12 | Irving | Texas | Cardinal CT | Arm(s) | Injured by object breaking in hand |
An employee was moving a piece of glass when the glass broke and cut his arm. | |||||
2017-08-25 | Irving | Texas | Viking Supplynet | Leg(s) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
An employee was driving an order picker backwards down an inventory aisle. One of the pallets on his lift became caught on an inventory racking, pushing the pallet into his leg and pinning him against the order picker. He suffered lacerations and a right leg sprain, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-08-21 | Irvington | New Jersey | Best Option Construction Corp. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet |
An employee fell 30 feet from a scaffold while installing siding on a new apartment building, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-07-25 | Irving | Texas | Holt Texas LTD | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was repairing equipment at the job site and became overheated. | |||||
2017-07-02 | Irving | Texas | FRITO-LAY, INC | Lower leg(s) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
An employee was driving a forklift around a corner when he attempted to adjust his forks. He then hit another forklift driver, lacerating his calf on the forks of the second lift. | |||||
2017-06-22 | Irving | Texas | Cascade Orthopedic Supply Inc. | Heel(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was on a rolling ladder moving a fan that was on a rack system when he lost his balance and fell 4 feet, breaking a heel. | |||||
2017-05-24 | Irving | Texas | Ennis Roofing | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was climbing a ladder when his foot slipped and he fell back, striking his head on the ground. | |||||
2017-04-30 | Irving | Texas | Fiesta Mart | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped on a grape and fell to the ground, fracturing the left knee. | |||||
2017-04-25 | Irving | Texas | Walmart Stores, Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was checking merchandise totes in the grocery receiving area when the employee tripped over a pallet and fell, resulting in hospitalization for a fractured hip. | |||||
2017-03-14 | Irving | Texas | Romar Supply, Incorporated | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was helping to build a turf roller when the employee's glove got caught between the shaft on the roller and the sand paper resulting in amputation of the left thumb. | |||||
2017-01-18 | Irving | Texas | FedEx | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was on a ramp near the planes when he climbed on a loader and his foot slipped. He lost his balance and fell approximately 8 feet to ground, breaking his right ankle. | |||||
2017-01-06 | Irving | Texas | Wells Fargo | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped on ice in the parking lot and fell fracturing the left femur. | |||||
2016-09-21 | Irving | Texas | SYB Construction | Multiple pelvic region locations | Excavation or trenching cave-in |
An employee was helping to install an 8-inch water line, working approximately 4-feet, 8-inches deep, when the dirt underneath the concrete of the street gave way and hit the employee on the right-side hip/pelvis. | |||||
2016-09-15 | Irving | Texas | Owens Corning Roofing and Asphalt LLC | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was beginning to install a thermocouple. He pulled out a plug and discovered it was not connected to a thermowell, but was plugged directly into the asphalt storage tank. When the plug was removed, 295 °F asphalt splashed out of the tank and onto his hands, upper chest, and neck. He received second degree, partial thickness burns. | |||||
2016-07-09 | Irving | Texas | United States Postal Service | Upper and lower limb(s) | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
An employee was delivering mail when a dog came from behind and bit him in the left ankle and left palm. | |||||
2016-05-19 | Irving | Texas | Lone Star Solar Screens, LLC | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was installing solar screens on windows and fell from a ladder, striking his head, breaking an arm, and cracking ribs as a result of the fall. | |||||
2016-05-05 | Irving | Texas | Cardinal CT | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee's left ring and middle fingers were amputated when caught in the chain of a horizontal glass washer machine. | |||||
2016-05-04 | Irving | Texas | iT'Z Family, Food, and Fun - Euless | Multiple body parts | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was injured while unloading a bumper car. The employee was struck-by and crushed-by the material being unloaded. The employee suffered a broken leg and a concussion. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery. | |||||
2016-03-15 | Irving | Texas | TIME WARNER CABLE | Knee(s) | Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-repetitive or prolonged |
During a sales blitz activity, an employee participated in one of the 'minute to win it' games. The game involves a small Kleenex box with balls in it and a ribbon that goes around the waist, and the player has to twist their waist to get the balls to come out. As the employee twisted her waist, she injured her knee. | |||||
2015-12-03 | Irving | Texas | FedEx Ground Package Systems, Inc. | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was working on a motor house belt system when her arm got caught between the belt and the metal beam of the conveyor system. | |||||
2015-09-20 | Irving | Texas | Automatic Fire Protection, Inc. | Arm(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was installing six inch sprinkler pipes while on a scissor lift. A hanger came lose and the pipe swung down pinning the employee's left arm between the pipe and scissor lift and fracturing it. | |||||
2015-08-19 | Irving | Texas | Wright Tree Service Inc. | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was standing on the ground and tripped on a fallen tree. The employee was trying to cut a vine when the chain tip hit the wooden fence, causing the chainsaw to kick back. The chain hit and lacerated the employee on the top of the left shoulder. | |||||
2015-07-23 | Irving | Texas | Haydon Building Corp | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Nonclassifiable |
An employee's right thumb was crushed. | |||||
2015-06-18 | Irving | Illinois | Eagle Services Corp. | Foot (feet) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
An employee was using a 10,000 PSI water blaster and contacted his right foot resulting in a severe laceration. | |||||
2015-04-11 | Irving | Texas | Brakebush Irving | Arm(s) | Nonclassifiable |
An employee's arm was injured when reaching behind a taper box machine while cleaning grease on the floor. | |||||
2015-02-10 | Irving | Texas | Michaels Stores Inc. | Elbow(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
Employee slipped and fell during a photo shoot and fractured the right elbow. | |||||
2015-01-29 | Irving | Texas | Woodgrain Distribution | Head | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
Employee was opening a curtain on a curtainside trailer. He was pulling two curtains at a time when one of the buckles tore away from the curtain, causing the employee to lose his balance. The employee fell and struck his head on the concrete ground. | |||||
2015-01-15 | Irving | Texas | Brakebush | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
Following flashlight failure during a pre-op inspection, employee was pointing to sanitation and contacted the belt with the right index finger, avulsing the fingertip and fracturing the bone. Employee was transported to the hospital where the fingertip and bone were amputated. | |||||
2015-01-02 | Irving | Texas | Walmart Stores, Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
An employee stumbled and fell to the ground on the left side of her body and was admitted to Irving Baylor Medical Center with a possible hip fracture. |