Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-08-14	North Richland Hills	Tx	Powerhouse Retail Services	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working from a scissor lift, helping cut a wooden display wall into small sections for removal. The employee cut a section free to be lowered. When it was pulled away from the wall, some attached electrical conduit pulled the entire wall toward the scissor lift and knocked it over. The employee fell to the concrete floor next to the lift, striking his head on the floor and suffering a head injury. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
2020-09-04	North Richland Hills	Tx	Whataburger	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee tripped and fell to the floor near a fry station, suffering a broken left hand, left arm, left hip, and femur.
2020-04-13	North Richland Hills	Texas	Alamo Masonry CC, LLC	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was coming down a ladder while holding his brick holder and shovel when he missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He fractured his leg.
2019-01-18	North Richland Hills	Texas	Parish Electric	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode
An employee turned while carrying a ladder, then felt a severe back pain. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from swelling on a nerve.
2018-08-28	North Richland Hills	Texas	Walmart	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping
While walking near stacked pallets, an employee caught his foot and fell, suffering broken ribs. He was hospitalized.
2018-03-21	North Richland Hills	Texas	Smurfit Kappa Bates	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was working at a flexographic machine and setting up for the next order. He manually turned the pull roll with his right hand while his left hand was above the shaft, and his left middle fingertip became lodged in the machine, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2018-03-13	North Richland Hills	Texas	Tyson Foods	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was sanitizing equipment when a moving belt caught and crushed the employee's right hand (first three fingers). The equipment was not locked/tagged out at the time.
2018-03-02	North Richland Hills	Texas	Big Lots 4134	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee was working at the front register. When she turned around, she tripped and fell on her back resulting in four fractured ribs.
2017-09-14	North Richland Hills	Texas	Advantage Steel Service, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was painting a steel beam that was on a saw horse when it fell on and broke his leg.
2017-07-23	North Richland Hills	Texas	Avila G Construction	Brain	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was attempting to fix a board when he lost his footing and fell 16 feet to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized for a head laceration, two brain bleeds, a fractured shoulder blade, and fractured ribs.
2017-01-31	North Richland Hills	Texas	AutoNation Chevrolet North Richland Hills	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a small step while working on a vehicle that was up on a lift. He lost his balance and fell backwards hitting a transmission jack when he fell. The employee suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2016-02-22	North Richland Hills	Texas	Walmart Supercenter Store #807	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to slipping
While slicing deli meat, an employee slipped on a piece of meat on the floor and fell, breaking her right hip and right wrist.
2015-09-25	North Richland Hills	Texas	WinCo Foods	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee amputated the tip of his right thumb just below the fingernail while cutting meat with a meat saw.
2015-05-31	North Richland Hills	Texas	PRESTIGE AMERITECH	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A mask machine cut an employee's finger. The guard was removed at the time of the incident.
2015-02-06	North Richland Hills	Texas	PRESTIGE AMERITECH	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
Employee crushed finger while making gowns on machine #25. Glue had gotten on the material and the employee was sprinkling powder onto the glue. One finger was crushed and others were cut.