DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-08-18Mineral RidgeOhL.B. FOSTER COMPANYFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A temporary employee was operating a bar drill. His hand was pinched between a table and a metal bar on the exit side of the drill. He suffered a crushed finger.
2021-01-19Mineral WellsTxInnovex Downhole SolutionsFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a drill press when their glove got caught in the drill, resulting in an amputation of the left pinky finger.
2020-03-18Mineral WellsTexasVentamaticFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a brake press machine and amputated their right middle, ring, and pinky fingertips.
2019-08-13Mineral WellsTexasPrimoris T&D WestBack, including spine, spinal cordOther fall to lower level
An employee fell from a truck and sustained back pain.
2019-06-03Mineral WellsWest VirginiSystem One Holdings LLCHeartWalking, without other incident-single episode
A pipeline inspector was walking up a hill when he started having pain in his chest and shoulder. The employee was hospitalized for a potential heart issue.
2019-05-30Mineral WellsTexasCANTEX, INC.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a reaming/beveling machine when his right index finger was caught in the clamp of the machine. The fingertip was amputated and was reattached at the emergency room.
2018-03-20Mineral WellsWest VirginiPactiv, LLCUpper arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting sheet to attach to an extrusion winder when the employee's left hand was pulled and flipped by the winder, fracturing the employee's upper left arm.
2017-02-12MineralCaliforniaU.S. Department of the Interior - National Park Service (NPS) - Lassen Volcanic National Park Multiple body partsOther fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
A volunteer was skiing and fell approximately 20 feet off the edge of the mountain suffering a head injury and several crushed bones.
2016-08-02Mineral WellsWest VirginiKokosing Construction CompanyBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
On August 2, 2016, at approximately 5:15 p.m., an employee who had been welding pile splices and performing pile-driving work began to feel ill and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized for heat-related illness.
2016-05-06Mineral WellsTexasPecoFacetFoot(feet) and leg(s)Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was welding on a yoke and while un-chocking the yoke it rolled and fell off the table. The yoke hit the floor and rolled over again hitting the employee's left leg and pinning him up against the welding screen. A yoke is part of the closure on a large vessel. They are about 60 inches in diameter. They are in two pieces so the part that fell was only half of the yoke. The part of the yoke that fell weighs 1,320 pounds. Both bones in his left leg were broken at the ankle and a bone in
2016-04-26Mineral WellsTexasPECOFacet Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was cutting metal when the outer steel fell, amputating the third finger on his right hand.
2015-09-16Mineral WellsTexasHanson BrickFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee pinched his left index finger while operating the strap machine.
2015-06-24Mineral WellsTexasPeco FacetNonclassifiableStruck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was pulling a plate with a come-a-long inside a pipe vessel. A forklift was used as an anchor and stopping point for the vessel. The plate became lodged in the vessel and the next time the employee pulled, the vessel moved and struck the employee on the right side of his body.
2015-02-21Mineral WellsTexasHanson Brick East LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee's finger was crushed by the t-pusher of the monorail system during maintenance.