Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2019-07-26 | Little Elm | Texas | Silas White Construction, Inc. | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway |
An employee was working with a crew on the road to help install cable when the employee crossed the road and was struck by a pedestrian vehicle. The employee broke both legs. | |||||
2017-04-10 | Little Elm | Texas | Terminix - McKinney Branch 2289 | Hand(s) | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
An employee was performing pest control services at a customer's house and was bitten on the right hand by the owner's dog. | |||||
2016-09-30 | Little Elm | Texas | Lowe's Home Centers, LLC | Knee(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee and two coworkers were reverse-rolling a 110-foot roll of carpet for a scheduled carpet installation. After reverse-rolling the carpet, the team proceeded to operate the carpet machine in order to shrink-wrap it. During this process, the carpet fell off the machine and struck the injured employee in the left leg, breaking the kneecap and requiring surgery. | |||||
2016-04-08 | Little Elm | Texas | Aurelio Martines | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet |
An employee was installing shingles on a two-story house when the employee lost their footing and fell, suffering a broken back and two broken hands. | |||||
2015-11-10 | Little Elm | Texas | CDM Constructors, Inc. | Wrist(s) and arm(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee entered a sewer/manhole during low flow to install a 36" pillow plug and block flow. During installation, the plug failed and ruptured. The employee was knocked down, fracturing his right arm and wrist. He required surgery. |