Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-13 | Midlothian | Tx | Strategic Materials, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was standing on an 8-foot stepladder, repairing a conveyor on a process line. He fell from the ladder to the concrete below and suffered fractures to the left hip, the left-side pelvis, and four ribs. | |||||
2021-06-26 | Midlothian | Tx | Gerdau Midlothian Steel Mill | Arm(s) | Explosion, n.e.c. |
An employee was separating copper on a conveyor. An old-style automobile air bag was on the conveyor and exploded before reaching the employee, who was struck by materials from the bag and suffered 6-inch lacerations a broken left arm. | |||||
2021-06-23 | Midlothian | Tx | Flynn BEC LP - Dallas/Fort Worth | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was mopping hot tar when he tripped backwards over the mop cart. His right arm landed inside the cart, which was half full of asphalt. He suffered second-degree burns to the forearm and hand. | |||||
2021-04-17 | Midlothian | Tx | Gerdau Midlothian Steel Mill | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was lancing a ladle when the lance pipe became stuck to the ladle opening. The employee then pulled on the pipe. The pipe detached from the lance and liquid steel poured out of the pipe and struck the employee's gloved right hand causing second degree burns to the palm and wrist. | |||||
2020-10-02 | Midlothian | Tx | STRATEGIC MATERIALS, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee climbed a fixed ladder on the glass crusher to perform a product purge. The employee pulled the handle on the diverter box and the handle snapped and broke. The employee lost his balance and grabbed the side of the metal diverter box with his right hand. The diverter plate fell on his right hand and crushed it against the side of the metal box. The employee sustained a laceration to the index finger which developed an infection and required medical amputation of the intermediate and | |||||
2020-04-23 | Midlothian | Texas | WALMART | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface |
An employee was moving a cart when the employee slipped on a mat and fell, breaking the right femur. | |||||
2020-04-22 | Midlothian | Texas | Gerdau Midlothian Steel Mill | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was removing a wedge from a mill stand guide when the guide shifted and amputated the tip of the employee's left pinky finger. | |||||
2019-07-08 | Midlothian | Texas | Gerdau Long Steel North America Midlothian Mill | Multiple body parts | Explosion, n.e.c. |
Two maintenance employees were investigating a water leak on a furnace when the furnace exploded, causing hand, neck, knee, and leg burns to both employees. | |||||
2019-06-22 | Midlothian | Texas | Weisinger Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was pulling pipe when the employee became ill, requiring hospitalization for possible heat stress. | |||||
2019-05-28 | Midlothian | Texas | Gerdau Long Steel North America Midlothian Mill | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
A maintenance employee and a coworker were responding to a call in which an air intake hose had become disconnected from the air pump inlet. Upon arrival, the injured employee and coworker went to the electrical panel, which powered four 40-horsepower motors. The power to pump number 13-1 was turned off. The employee then went to the location of air pump 31-2 and reached around the intake to confirm there was no suction. The unit was still operating and sucked his left hand into the air intake i | |||||
2019-05-15 | Midlothian | Texas | PUO Construction, Inc. | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell off a ladder to the ground and broke a leg. | |||||
2019-03-27 | Midlothian | Texas | Rumsey Construction, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was working around the metal grate for a concrete inlet. The employee's fingers were pinched between the grate and the concrete; the employee suffered severe lacerations and the possible amputation of a fingertip. | |||||
2019-03-23 | Midlothian | Texas | Harsco Metals & Minerals | Multiple body parts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was cutting a steel beam, about 15 feet long and weighing about 5,000 pounds. The beam reacted to the heat and split in half lengthwise, landing on top of the employee. The employee suffered two broken ankles, a broken knee, and four to six broken ribs. | |||||
2018-09-11 | Midlothian | Texas | Gerdau Ameristeel Midlothian Mill | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was conducting a maintenance repair on a rotor shaft when the chain grabbed his gloves, pulling his fingers between the chain and sprocket and fracturing them. | |||||
2018-07-02 | Midlothian | Texas | Oncor Electric Delivery | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was installing a wood pole while performing electrical work when he experienced cramping. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion. | |||||
2018-06-27 | Midlothian | Texas | Flynn BEC LP | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee side stepped and then tripped and fell. When he reached his arms out to brace for impact, his right arm entered a mop cart of hot asphalt and sustained burns from the top of the hand to just below the elbow. | |||||
2018-05-03 | Midlothian | Texas | Waste Connections | Nonclassifiable | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway |
An employee was struck by a vehicle while collecting solid waste on his trash route, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-09-14 | Midlothian | Texas | NARSTCO Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was clearing a jam on a punch press when their hand became trapped between materials on the roller table resulting in fractured middle and ring fingers. | |||||
2017-06-09 | Midlothian | Texas | Harsco Metals & Minerals | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
An employee was cutting billets with a propane and oxygen torch when sparks sprayed his left side. His undershirt caught on fire and he suffered second degree burns to the left side of his back. | |||||
2017-03-06 | Midlothian | Texas | Gerdau Midlothian Mill | Leg(s) | Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet |
An employee was walking on the grating when he slipped and fell. The grating gave way, causing the employee to fall an additional five feet. The employee landed on his legs fracturing the right leg in three places. | |||||
2017-02-09 | Midlothian | Texas | Harsco Metals & Minerals | Heel(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was climbing down from a pot carrier when he lost his balance and fell to the concrete floor. He landed on his feet, twisted his right foot, and fractured his heel bone. | |||||
2017-01-05 | Midlothian | Illinois | ITS Technologies & Logistics, Inc. | Lumbar region | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
An employee was changing a battery in a company vehicle. When he lifted the battery, he injured his lower back and required hospitalization. | |||||
2016-06-23 | Midlothian | Texas | Gerdau Midlothian Mill | Nonclassifiable | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was moving a kettle of molten metal when the molten metal spilled and burned the employee. | |||||
2016-06-06 | Midlothian | Texas | Prewett Enterprises | Head | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was observing a back-hoe operation when the back-hoe operator turned the vehicle and struck the employee, who then fell to the ground. His hard hat was knocked off, and his head was lacerated by rocks on the ground. | |||||
2016-06-03 | Midlothian | Texas | Chemtrade Solutions | Fingertip(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was re-assembling a cooler rotary valve after shut down. Before installing the cover, he felt inside the piping to check for moisture when the blade made contact with his left-hand middle finger, partially amputating the fingertip under the nail. | |||||
2016-05-19 | Midlothian | Texas | High Country Transportation | Elbow(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was attempting to enter the garage. As he went over a chain that was across the bay door, his foot became tangled in the chain. He fractured both elbows. | |||||
2016-03-19 | Midlothian | Texas | Gerdau | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was checking an air blower to determine if it was operational when the force of the intake pulled his hand into the fan blade, amputating approximately half of his left pinky finger. | |||||
2015-11-11 | Midlothian | Texas | Target | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee's left foot got crushed between power equipment and a support pole while he was driving a forklift, amputating several toes. | |||||
2015-08-03 | Midlothian | Texas | Gerdau Midlothian Mill | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was troubleshooting a strapping machine and spraying WD-40 into it when his hand felt like it was going to sleep. He rested his hand on the machine, and his ring and middle fingers were placed in a pinch point. He fractured two bones just below the nailbed, requiring surgery. | |||||
2015-06-17 | Midlothian | Texas | Quik Trip Distribution Center | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was working on a conveyor belt and other workers began to walk by. The employee tried to move out of the way and put his hand on the conveyor. His left index finger was cut off above the middle knuckle. | |||||
2015-04-15 | Midlothian | Illinois | Jones Lang LaSalle | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee injured his right ankle following a four foot fall from a straight ladder. |