| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-13 | La Porte | Tx | HIGHWAY TRANSPORT, INC. | Foot (feet) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was pressure washing a valve when the tip of the pressure washer contacted his left foot and the water stream penetrated his rubber boot just below the left pinky toe, resulting in a puncture wound. | |||||
| 2021-07-18 | La Porte | Tx | Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Deer Park Incinerator | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was placing a large bulk bag that weighed approximately 1000 lbs. onto a pre-positioned pallet utilizing four eye rings attached to the bulk bag when his right thumb was caught between the forklift tine and the bulk bag ring resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2021-01-10 | La Porte | Tx | CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was offloading material from a truck. The employee opened the tailgate to remove material, was caught between the tailgate and a wall, and fell to the floor. The employee suffered a broken tibia and a laceration to the leg. | |||||
| 2021-01-05 | La Porte | Tx | Greif Inc | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was adjusting the bottom plate pneumatic lifting cylinder on a pre-curl machine when the employee's finger was crushed between lift cylinder plates. The employee sustained a broken left index fingertip. | |||||
| 2020-09-20 | La Porte | Tx | Dana Container Inc. | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was stepping from the top of a cargo tank trailer onto the top rung of a ladder when they fell approximately 12 feet to the ground. The employee suffered multiple fractures to the right arm that required surgery. | |||||
| 2020-04-28 | La Porte | Texas | Pullman Sugar | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was attempting to clear a clog in an auger-driven material transfer line when the employee's fingers were contacted by energized/moving parts. The middle and ring fingertips on the right hand were amputated. | |||||
| 2020-01-29 | La Porte | Texas | Zachry Industrial, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was working to fit two 1-1/2-inch stainless steel spool pieces at a flanged connection to bolt up. To align the two spool pieces, the top section of pipe (10 feet in length) was rigged using a nylon strap choker, attached to a 1/2-ton chain. As the employee attempted to move the pipe, the load shifted in the nylon strap, causing the top section of the pipe to drop approximately 1-2 inches, which pinched the injured employee's left index finger in the flanged connection and result | |||||
| 2019-08-31 | La Porte | Texas | Katoen Natie Gulf Coast, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning the transfer system located at the back of a building. His hand was on a pipe when the sliding gate to the transfer system closed back to its original position, resulting in the amputation of all five left-hand fingers (knuckles and up). The employee was hospitalized and had surgery. | |||||
| 2019-08-21 | La Porte | Texas | United Rentals North America, Inc | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee had been connecting generator cables for hours when he felt nauseous and lightheaded. He was hospitalized with potential heat stress. | |||||
| 2019-08-19 | La Porte | Texas | METTON AMERICA | Forehead | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was attempting to use a portable concrete mixer along with two other employees when the lid of the cement mixer came off and hit the top of the employee's forehead, causing a laceration just behind the hairline. | |||||
| 2019-07-22 | La Porte | Texas | USA Environment LP | Multiple body parts | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| During a truck inspection, an employee opened a valve on the truck and was sprayed with phenol and detergent. He sustained burns on his forehead, abdominal area, chest and underarm area. | |||||
| 2019-07-16 | La Porte | Texas | United Rentals North America, Inc | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
| A third-party truck was departing the facility and stopped at the gate. An employee was walking over to the passenger side of the truck to talk to the driver and got caught in between the gate and the truck as the gate was closing. The employee was crushed and sustained internal bleeding. | |||||
| 2019-05-08 | La Porte | Texas | Reevak Keene Turbomachinery, LP | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was climbing a ladder and fell to the cement floor. He was hospitalized for a fractured tibia and fibula. | |||||
| 2019-04-15 | La Porte | Texas | Cat-Spec, Ltd | Thigh(s) | Struck by object or equipment rolling freely |
| An employee was vacuuming catalyst inside a confined space. A piece of the catalyst rolled down from the pile and struck his leg, breaking the femur. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-03-22 | La Porte | Texas | Matrix Service, Inc. | Upper and lower limb(s) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was working on a sub-roof assembly approximately 13 feet high. The employee was pushing down on a pry bar and lost balance, falling 13 feet to the ground. The employee fractured both legs and the left wrist. | |||||
| 2019-02-19 | La Porte | Texas | Stronghold Ltd | Foot (feet) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was moving material using a forklift. A spreader bar (being used to carry the material) fell on his right foot, causing a dislocation. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2019-01-27 | La Porte | Texas | Rail Link, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by rail vehicle-transportation incident |
| An employee was boarding a rail car that was moving approximately 2 miles per hour. The employee fell down and their left foot was run over. The employee required the medical amputation of the leg to just below the knee. | |||||
| 2018-08-13 | La Porte | Texas | Omstede, Ltd. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| A temporary employee was supporting an approximately 20-foot-long rotating reaming device that was being run through heat exchanger baffle plates when his gloved hand contacted the rotating reamer at high speed. The reamer rotated his right middle finger, resulting in an amputation. | |||||
| 2018-07-22 | La Porte | Texas | Andy Frain Services | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee stepped up to enter a guard shack, lost balance, and fell onto a concrete floor. The employee suffered a broken femur. | |||||
| 2018-07-02 | La Porte | Texas | AT&T | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An AT&T employee was at work and started having symptoms of heat exhaustion. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-06-22 | La Porte | Texas | Overland Companies | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. |
| An employee was unloading and stocking boxes of tile onto a shelving area when his index finger was pinched between a box and a shelf, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2018-04-22 | La Porte | Texas | UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD | Nonclassifiable | Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids |
| An employee was welding next to railroad tracks. He removed the slag pan, stepped across the rail, and down the ballast section to dump slag from the slag pan. The slag slipped out of the pan and into a ditch with water adjacent to the tracks, resulting in an explosion. The employee suffered third degree burns, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-01-22 | La Porte | Texas | Wallport Transit Express | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was climbing down the side steps of a tractor trailer when the employee missed a step and fell to the concrete, sustaining a hematoma of the brain. | |||||
| 2018-01-22 | La Porte | Texas | ITS Conglobal | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
| An employee strained his back while lifting a truck tire. | |||||
| 2018-01-11 | La Porte | Texas | Ineos Olefins and Polymers | Head and neck | Vehicle or machinery fire |
| An employee was working with piping in the polypropylene unit when a flash fire occurred. The employee received first degree burns on the face and second degree burns on the neck. | |||||
| 2017-08-17 | La Porte | Texas | BFI Waste Services of Texas, LLC | Coccygeal region | Fall, slip, trip |
| An employee was trying to tarp a roll-off container when he fell back on his tailbone, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-07-03 | La Porte | Texas | GE Water | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| On July 3, 2017, an employee was installing PVC pipe and using a chop saw when the employee experienced heat stress and heat exhaustion symptoms. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-02-09 | La Porte | Texas | Cooper/Ports America | Brain | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was removing lashing (securing) rods from containers when a rod fell and hit the employee on the hard hat, causing a concussion. | |||||
| 2016-09-20 | La Porte | Texas | Katoen Matie Gulf Coast, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was at the labeler station located in the conveyor system. His hand was caught between the moving pallet and the reflector of the photo eye sensor, amputating his right index fingertip. | |||||
| 2016-08-05 | La Porte | Texas | Mesa Line Services, LLC | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet |
| An employee was working on the lower leg of a standing tower, installing steel members and bolts, when he fell approximately 30 feet from the tower to the concrete ground. He fractured his sternum, pelvis, leg, and arm. | |||||
| 2016-08-03 | La Porte | Texas | Clean Harbors, LLC | Lower leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was closing a bin door when a chain attached to the bin became caught on a 4-feet x 8-feet x 3/4-inch sheet of steel plate that was leaning against the wall behind him. When he pushed to close the bin door, the chain pulled the steel plate onto his left lower leg, causing a compound fracture. | |||||
| 2016-07-18 | La Porte | Texas | Air Gas, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee reported feeling dehydrated and vomiting due to heat. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-06-27 | La Porte | Texas | Builders Equipment & Tool Company | Forehead | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was dismantling a trash chute when he was struck by a 5-pound brick that was stuck in the chute, severely lacerating his forehead and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-05-25 | La Porte | Texas | Clean Harbors, LLC | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| While exiting a bin truck, an employee fell backwards to the pavement, suffering back and head injuries, as well as a small laceration to the back of the head. | |||||
| 2016-05-10 | La Porte | Texas | KBR, LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
| Two employees were setting a steel beam that was attached to the choker of a crane. The crane operator picked up the beam and started cabling up. As the beam started rising, it became caught on part of the structure. The crane continued to pull up. The beam broke loose from the structure that it was caught on and swung free, striking the two employees. One of the employees was hospitalized with fractured ribs, pulmonary contusions, and a collapsed lung. | |||||
| 2016-04-21 | La Porte | Texas | Aquilex HydroChem, LLC | Foot (feet) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was hydro blasting on top of a vertical exchanger with a 20,000-psi cleaning lance when he lost his balance and control of the lance. The water stream from the lance cut through his metatarsal boot, lacerating the top of his right foot. | |||||
| 2016-04-19 | La Porte | Texas | Hoerbiger Service, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| On 4-19-16, an employee suffered the amputation of the distal tip of the left index finger. The tip was reattached and there was no bone separation. The injured worker placed his hand inside of a valve port to move metal shavings out of the way so that he would not damage the finish cut of a compressor. The injured worker is not sure if the shavings cut his finger or if it was the rotation of the bore mill machine that cut his finger. | |||||
| 2016-03-25 | La Porte | Texas | S&B ENGINEERS AND CONSTRUCTORS, LTD. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was helping to move a generator with fold-out handles off the back of a truck. His index finger was caught in the pinch point between the handle and frame of the generator, amputating the distal end of his finger. He was wearing gloves at the time. | |||||
| 2016-03-09 | La Porte | Texas | SULZER TURBO SERVICES HOUSTON, INC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| While grinding on a disc sander, an employee's finger became lodged between the platform and the sander, amputating the distal tip of his right thumb. | |||||
| 2016-01-14 | La Porte | Texas | A. Schulman Inc. | Arm(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An operator turned off the extruder when a maintenance worker told him to turn it back on. As he was turning it back on, he purged the machine. Air was caught behind some plastic, causing the 325-degree plastic to shoot out and hit the employee's right arm. The employee suffered third degree burns. | |||||
| 2015-12-07 | La Porte | Texas | Mechanical Repair & Engineering | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee working on a milling machine cut his hand between the thumb and first finger. The cut went to the wrist. | |||||
| 2015-09-19 | La Porte | Texas | Orion Marine Construction, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee amputated his right second and third fingertips with a rope. | |||||
| 2015-09-08 | La Porte | Texas | Lyondell Basell Industries | Ankle(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| On September 7, 2015, an employee's left ankle was swollen after working in the acetic acid unit to clear/de-inventory the purification section. He was eventually hospitalized for ankle blisters and chemical burns. | |||||
| 2015-08-26 | La Porte | Texas | Ineos Olefins and Polymers | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee tripped and fell while descending stairs breaking the femur. | |||||
| 2015-08-24 | La Porte | Texas | A&R Logistics | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| While loading a truck, an employee experienced heat illness. The employee was admitted to the hospital and given treatment. | |||||
| 2015-08-21 | La Porte | Texas | Oxy Vinyls | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
| On August 21, 2015, at 8:30 p.m., an employee was starting a pump when an expansion joint failed, releasing sulfuric acid into the atmosphere. The employee inhaled sulfuric acid fumes as he was evacuating the area. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-08-06 | La Porte | Texas | Tracer Construction | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| Employee was in the process of repositioning a vertical lift basket when his right pinky finger was contacted by a cable pulley. The employee went to the hospital were he was treated and released. | |||||
| 2015-06-09 | La Porte | Texas | Kone Cranes Americas, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a handheld band saw to cut an old thread pipe. He held the pipe with his left hand while cutting with the right. When he cut through the pipe, he also cut his left index fingertip. | |||||
| 2015-05-04 | La Porte | Texas | KBR | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was placing 3/4" conduit into a dumpster. While removing it, the conduit shifted and pinched the employee's right middle finger. | |||||
| 2015-03-25 | La Porte | Texas | Set Point Integrated Solutions | Foot (feet) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was picking up a 24-inch valve with an overhead crane. The valve fell, striking the employee on the foot. | |||||
| 2015-03-09 | La Porte | Texas | Universal Maritime Services | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| The injured employee was stepping off of the bus. When he stepped down, he slipped and fell off of the bus step. | |||||