Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-10-12 | Madisonville | La | Diversified Foods and Seasonings, L.L.C. | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
A prep cook was operating a cooking vessel. The vessel boiled over and hot gravy splashed onto the employee. He suffered second-degree burns on his head, face, arms, hands, and torso. | |||||
2020-01-05 | Madisonville | Texas | Buc-ee's, Ltd. | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was on a ladder getting boxes down from shelves when the employee fell from the ladder to the floor, suffering an ankle injury. | |||||
2019-06-19 | Madisonville | Texas | Texas Pride Trailers, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was fabricating metal parts on a brake press when his hand was crushed by the brake press, resulting in an amputated left index finger and three crushed fingers. | |||||
2019-06-14 | Madisonville | Texas | Monterey Mushrooms | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee was repairing a light bulb on a light pole when the employee received an electrical shock, suffering two burns on the right middle finger and one burn on the right pointer finger. | |||||
2019-04-16 | Madisonville | Texas | Tri Element Incorporated | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was setting stairs onto a rig platform when the stairs became disconnected from the rig platform, causing the employee to fall 6 feet from the platform and be struck by the stairs. The employee was hospitalized with four fractured ribs. | |||||
2019-02-25 | Madisonville | Louisiana | Diversified Foods & Seasonings, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was troubleshooting the actuator on the metal detector in-line unit. The valve was stuck open. The employee's right index finger was inside the valve when the pneumatics were activated and the ball closed on his finger. The fingertip was surgically amputated. | |||||
2018-03-23 | Madisonville | Texas | Amycel, Inc. | Multiple face locations | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
An employee was constructing a pipe bomb when it blew up in his face. He suffered severe facial swelling and blurry vision. | |||||
2017-08-09 | Madisonville | Texas | Monterey Mushrooms, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning out a peat auger when his right hand contacted the spinning auger blade, lacerating his index finger and requiring surgery. The auger was not locked out at the time. | |||||
2016-09-22 | Madisonville | Texas | ETX Energy | Multiple body parts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was pumping oil into a production line via a hot oil truck. Oil began to spray out of the pipe and ignited the burner. The ensuing fire engulfed the employee's upper body and he received third degree burns, requiring hospitalization and surgery. PPE was not worn at the time of the incident. | |||||
2016-02-26 | Madisonville | Texas | A & P Oil And Gas Company, Llc | Forearm(s) | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
On February 26, 2016, an employee had unloaded a load of salt water from the trailer before bringing it to the shop to help a mechanic remove bolts from the lid on the first hatch to replace the scrubber ball. They tried using vice grips and wrenches, but were unsuccessful. The employee proceeded to use a metal die grinder to attempt to remove the bolts while the mechanic walked to the tool room. Both the employee and the mechanic reported that they heard a whistling sound. At some point the vap | |||||
2015-11-20 | Madisonville | Louisiana | Diversified Foods and Seasonings, LLC | Brain | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped and fell and hit his head. | |||||
2015-10-16 | Madisonville | Louisiana | Diversified Foods and Seasonings, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to other harmful substances |
An employee was inspecting an ammonia leak in the refrigeration system and went into shock due to ammonia exposure. |