Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-09-09	Missouri City	Tx	Texas Plumbing Supply	Wrist(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee in the warehouse was operating a reach lift truck, picking orders for delivery. The lift truck pinned his left wrist against a material rack beam. The employee's wrist required surgery.
2021-08-04	Missouri City	Tx	M.J. SHERIDAN OF TEXAS, INC.	Knee(s)	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was emptying a half-full wheelbarrow of concrete when the wheelbarrow tipped over. The employee tried to stabilize the wheelbarrow and their left knee buckled, resulting in a dislocated left knee.
2020-07-10	Missouri City	Texas	PLW Waterworks	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee was lowering a tool from a height of about 17 feet. The rope wrapped around his right little finger and removed his flesh to the bone on half his finger on the palm side.
2020-05-04	Missouri City	Texas	Ben E. Keith Foods Gulf Coast Division	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
The injured employee was in a cherry picker. A stand-up forklift struck the cherry picker's wheel and the injured employee fell, landing 20 feet below and suffering a head contusion, a broken collarbone, and broken ribs. Fall protection was not worn at the time.
2020-02-26	Missouri City	Texas	Crostex Construction, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was riding on the side of a front-end loader. It passed a pile of hardened dirt, which caught the employee's leg. The employee fell to the ground and suffered a broken right tibia.
2020-01-29	Missouri City	Texas	Walmart Supercenter #2505	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was putting merchandise on a mobile cart. As he was taking laundry baskets out of a box to put them on the cart, the cart moved and he tripped over one of the boxes and fell to the ground, breaking his left hip. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2019-07-17	Missouri City	Texas	INGRAM READYMIX	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was getting off the truck after washing it down. The employee fell to the concrete ground and landed on his right knee, sustaining a knee injury.
2019-07-12	Missouri City	Texas	MP Technologies, LLC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee suffered heat exhaustion while connecting conductors to underground transformers.
2019-03-24	Missouri City	Texas	Walmart 2505	Ear(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
While exiting an oil change bay, an employee was struck by a vehicle pulling into the bay. He suffered a laceration and damage to his right ear.
2018-05-19	Missouri City	Texas	Leedo Cabinetry, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was installing cabinets in a building. He was using a saw to cut cabinet doors when the saw kicked back and amputated his left thumb.
2018-04-30	Missouri City	Texas	Ivan Robles	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was painting a wall from a 32-foot extension ladder when the ladder slipped out, causing the employee to fall 14 feet to the ground. The employee suffered hip, pelvic, and humerus fractures.
2018-03-21	Missouri City	Texas	Rich Products Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
A temporary employee was washing down a crumb machine with a water hose when his left hand contacted a rotating auger, partially amputating his middle finger below the second knuckle. The machine was guarded at the time.
2017-08-19	Missouri City	Texas	Allied Fitting	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee's hand was caught between a load and a chain sling, resulting in his right thumb being amputated above the knuckle.
2017-07-11	Missouri City	Texas	Cheif Fire Systems, Inc.	Ankle(s) and knee(s)	Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode
An employee was installing a fire system from a ladder. He stepped awkwardly off the ladder and suffered muscular/tendon damage to his left knee/ankle.
2017-03-09	Missouri City	Texas	Rich Products Corporation	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee working in sanitation was pulling the bucket out of the COP tank and spilled hot water onto herself. The employee suffered second degree burns on the chest, abdomen and legs. Water in the COP tank is circulated by a pump to clean the inside of buckets. The water temperature was approximately 180 degrees and the buckets hold approximately 5 pounds of water.
2016-08-10	Missouri City	Texas	Power Plumbing Inc	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
The injured worker was installing a pet drinking fountain when he became dizzy and disoriented which resulted in hospitalization for heat stroke.
2016-07-01	Missouri City	Texas	United States Post Office	Brain	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee collapsed while making deliveries at a residence due to environmental heat temperatures and hit her head on the ground, requiring hospitalization.
2016-03-28	Missouri City	Texas	koger Industrial Staffing, Inc.	Forearm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was working in a scissor lift with a grinder. While grinding on the conveyor, the employee lost control of the grinder, which lacerated the employee's right forearm.
2015-09-09	Missouri City	Texas	Sendero Industries	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell into an 8-foot deep trench while trying to cross it, injuring his lower back and spine.
2015-07-15	Missouri City	Texas	Abraham Mazcorro	Eye(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
A nail from a pneumatic nail gun struck an employee's eye. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery. The incident occurred on 7/15/2015 at approximately 10:30 am.