Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-12	Palestine	Tx	Custom Hose LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was unrolling a soft hose when he lost his balance, tripped on the hose, and fell to the pavement. The employee sustained a fractured left hip.
2021-03-20	Palestine	Tx	Brookshire Grocery Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting pork chops with a bandsaw. The sawblade amputated the employee's right index finger.
2020-07-20	Palestine	Texas	Sanderson Farms Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading and unloading boxes of chickens onto a freight elevator. The elevator's doors struck the employee, breaking both arms.
2018-07-04	Palestine	Texas	PALESTINE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was working with a patient in the emergency room when she experienced respiratory problems due to cleaning chemicals from the adjacent area. She was hospitalized.
2018-06-20	Palestine	Texas	Boral Concrete Products	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was installing a chain when the motor fell, pulling on the chain. The employee's middle finger was caught between the chain and the sprocket and amputated at the tip.
2017-08-16	Palestine	Texas	Sanderson Farms Production Division	Hip(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a reversing vehicle, suffering a fractured hip.
2017-08-03	East Palestine	Ohio	Asplundh Tree Expert Co	Multiple face locations	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee had cut a 4-foot maple sapling at the base. When he went to push it over, the sapling hit a broken limb on a dead tree. The limb struck the employee in the face causing facial fractures and a broken nose.
2017-04-05	Palestine	Texas	Walmart #345	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was picking up returns, tripped over a box of diapers, and fell.
2017-04-01	Palestine	Texas	Walmart	Forearm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was pulling cases to put on a cart when he tripped and fell, injuring his right lower arm.
2017-01-27	Palestine	Texas	Sanderson Farms, Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A worker was struck by a moving trailer in the receiving area resulting in a broken leg.
2016-04-20	Palestine	Texas	Headwaters Construction Material	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee had just finished loading a truck and was stepping out of the vehicle when he fell and struck his head on concrete. He was hospitalized with a head injury.
2015-12-02	Palestine	Texas	Sanderson Farms	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was assembling a mobile set of stairs while standing on a ladder. The employee was trying to get a strap off a platform and fell from the ladder to the lower level. The employee suffered a broken jaw and right shoulder fracture.
2015-03-11	Palestine	Arkansas	Averitt Express, Corp.	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell as he was exiting his truck. To avoid falling backwards, he reached to brace himself with his hands, but ultimately fell to the ground below. He fractured both wrists.
2015-03-04	Palestine	Texas	Wal-Mart	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Ingestion of harmful substance
An employee was using 2-inch, clear packaging tape to secure boxes on a pallet. He inhaled a small piece of the tape while cutting it by mouth, and the tape adhered to a portion of his mid-to-upper throat. He was admitted to the hospital and underwent treatment.