DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2020-05-26League CityTexasHTRE2, LLC Head and trunkIgnition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was getting ready to use an oxy propane torch to cut some aluminum on or near empty 55-gallon drums that last contained tertiary-butyl alcohol. During lighting of the torch, vapors in a drum immediately adjacent to the torch exploded. The employee suffered second and third degree burns to the hands, face, chest, and stomach.
2020-05-14League CityTexasFrontier CommunicationsAnkle(s) and leg(s)Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle
An employee was operating a forklift when material wrapped around the employee's leg and forklift, resulting in a broken ankle/leg.
2020-04-16League CityTexasDean Lawther LimitedLeg(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving lumber when his leg was pinned between two bundles of lumber. He was hospitalized with a broken leg.
2019-04-29League CityTexasMP TECHNOLOGIESFingertip(s)Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee was unhooking a trailer when the trailer started to roll. The employee placed a hammer in front of the wheels to stop it and the employee right index finger was pinched between the trailer and the hammer. The fingertip was amputated.
2018-07-06League CityTexasJacobs Engineering GroupFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Two employees were lifting a valve into place. It slipped and one employee's finger was pinched, leading to a partial amputation of the left ring finger.
2018-04-27League CityTexasRepublic Services Inc. PelvisVehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway
An employee was riding on the rear step of a residential refuse truck. When the truck made a left turn, his left hip hit a concrete pole, causing a stress fracture to the left side of his pelvis.
2017-09-26League CityTexasAlabama Power CompanyMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level
An employee was attending a scaffold class when he fell from the scaffold to the ground, sustaining head, shoulder, and back injuries.
2017-06-21League CityTexasMustang Cat Rental Store Fingertip(s)Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was trying to dislodge a sliding fence when his left middle fingertip was caught and amputated between the roller and the top part of the fence.
2017-05-12League CityTexasJ.L. Floyd Services, LLCMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working on an electrical box while on a ladder when he passed out, fell 4 feet from the ladder, and hit his head on the concrete. He suffered a head injury, broken clavicle, and two broken ribs. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2015-12-18League CityTexasWinco MasonryFinger(s), fingernail(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee operating a 20 inch masonry saw to cut cinder block amputated his left thumb when the saw kicked back.
2015-08-07League CityTexasKnight HawkFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
The employee was cutting a sample valve using an unguarded grinder. There was a 6" blade installed on a 4" grinder. The employee cut his left index finger and shattered the bone.
2015-06-28League CityTexasBay Harbour United Methodist ChurchAnkle(s) and leg(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee missed a step and slipped on the stairs coming out of the sound booth. She sustained a compound fracture of her right fibula and crushed her right ankle.
2015-02-17League CityTexasKrogerBODY SYSTEMSInhalation of harmful substance-single episode
The employee was cleaning a bathroom and mixed two chemicals resulting in struggled breathing and possible loss of consciousness for a short time. The employee admitted to a hospital.