DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-07-29Port LavacaTxBOLIN ENTERPRISES, INC.Toes(s), toenail(s)Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was using a pressure washer to clean the inside of a fertilizer tank containing ammonium polyphosphate solution when the pressurized steam punctured his left big toe, resulting in infection and hospitalization.
2021-07-18Port LavacaTxMike HooksFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was reconnecting an 80-foot pipe. The pipe pinched the employee's right ring finger, causing the amputation of the finger.
2020-08-27Port LavacaTxMoreman Community Gin AssociationFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to remove a small piece of burning cotton from a cotton gin machine. The machine's saw amputated his finger.
2020-08-12Port LavacaTxOrion Marine Construction, Inc.Fingertip(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was loosening bolts with a wrench. The wrench slipped and cut the employee's fingertip.
2020-07-29Port LavacaTexasBrand SafewayArm(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a scaffold ladder on a metal wall. When the ladder slid off, the employee fell and was impacted by the ladder, sustaining a broken left arm requiring surgery.
2019-07-25Port LavacaTexasE. F. Erwin, Inc.Multiple trunk locationsFall to lower level
An employee was aligning an elevator inside a tower when the employee fell from a height and suffered a head injury, broken pelvis, and broken back.
2018-07-02Port LavacaTexasJRD Contractors LLCHand(s)Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was carrying buckets of hot tar to perform roofing activities when he tripped and lost his balance. The hot tar contacted his body, causing third degree burns to both of his hands.
2016-01-30Port LavacaTexasBob White Energy ServicesNonclassifiableStruck by discharged object or substance
An employee was attempting to pump water into a natural gas line. After he was given the "all clear" sign by the pipeline supervisor, he opened a water valve and was instantly struck and injured by pressurized water. The gas line was not de-energized at the time.
2015-10-26Port LavacaTexasEnergy Services South LLCBODY SYSTEMSIndirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was shocked when the trackhoe he was loading onto a trailer made contact with power lines.