Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-06	Pasadena	Tx	Multi-Chem Group, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was staging stainless steel totes on a loading dock ramp. He got off a forklift and walked in front to retrieve a cone when the forklift rolled forward, pinning him against the tote and resulting in a collapsed lung.
2021-11-03	Pasadena	Tx	S& B Engineers and Constructors, Ltd.	Leg(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was disconnecting an air hose when it whipped around and struck the employee in the lower leg. The leg was broken.
2021-09-22	Pasadena	Tx	Clariant Corporation	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
While walking on a designated walkway, a Clariant employee was struck by a construction forklift that was en route to pick up cylinders. The employee sustained soft tissue damage to their lower right leg.
2021-08-23	Pasadena	Md	Suntex Marina Investors, LLC.	Heart	Overexertion and bodily reaction
An employee was sanding the bottom of a boat when he experienced pain in his chest and left arm. The employee was hospitalized for a cardiac event.
2021-06-08	Pasadena	Tx	Tellepsen Builders, L.P.	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was carrying a push broom down a ladder. The employee slipped and fell backwards, landing on the concrete floor and the push broom. The employee suffered bruised ribs, a broken right arm, and lacerations to the lower lip.
2021-04-18	Pasadena	Tx	Saltgrass SteakHouse	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting croutons and amputated his left index fingertip.
2021-04-07	Pasadena	Tx	Trimac Transportation	Foot (feet)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was using hot water to clean a vapor recovery line on a cargo tank trailer. As he removed the line, hot water sprayed his left foot, burning the top of the foot.
2021-03-17	Pasadena	Tx	EURECAT US, INC.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a rug in a break room, falling to the floor and suffering a broken right hip.
2021-03-05	Pasadena	Tx	Waste Management	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was opening a door on a roll-off container using the chain. The chain broke and the employee slipped and fell to the ground below, suffering a broken leg.
2021-02-25	Pasadena	Tx	JX Nippon Chemical Texas Inc.	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was descending stairs, slipped, and fell approximately four feet, sustaining a compound fracture of the left arm.
2021-02-22	Pasadena	Tx	Sunbelt Supply Co.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was repositioning a ball valve when the valve closed on the employee's finger, resulting in an amputation to the tip of the employee's right ring finger.
2021-02-18	Pasadena	Tx	LMMM #43 Houston, Ltd	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting pork with a meat bandsaw. The saw amputated the tip of his right index finger.
2020-10-06	Pasadena	Tx	Austin Industrial	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While descending from a crane's deck platform at approximately 68 inches in height, the employee lost balance and fell to the ground. The employee sustained two fractured ribs and a shoulder sprain.
2020-09-28	Pasadena	Tx	Palmer Distribution Services	Hand(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a forklift up a ramp. His right hand hit the ramp wall. The first four of his fingers were crushed, and the cutouts on a propane tank he was holding lacerated his hand. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2020-09-03	Pasadena	Tx	Trimac Transportation	Arm(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was being trained on transferring acid from one tanker truck to another. He was connecting hoses and fittings between the trucks when nitric acid from the open end of one of the lines splashed onto his right arm. The employee was hospitalized for third degree chemical burns to 2.5% of the employee's right arm.
2020-08-19	Pasadena	Tx	Waste Management	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee experienced cramping at the end of his shift. He was hospitalized for dehydration.
2020-07-25	Pasadena	Texas	Tansform CO SR Holding LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was placing items into a jewelry safe. When the employee closed the safe door, her left thumb was crushed and partially amputated.
2020-07-06	Pasadena	Texas	Palmer Logistics	Leg(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee dismounted a forklift and the forklift continued to move. As he reached for the parking brake, his leg got caught in the right rear tire and was lacerated. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-06-26	South Pasadena	Florida	Walmart, Inc.	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on spilled hair lotion while stocking products on shelves. The employee fell to the concrete floor and suffered a broken right knee.
2020-05-07	South Pasadena	Florida	Southeastern Grocers, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
While ringing out customers, an employee suffered an allergic reaction to latex from the gloves worn by customers.
2020-03-17	Pasadena	Texas	J.D. Abrams, L.P.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was guiding a suspended conveyor belt by hand as its tension was adjusted. The employee's right-hand fingertips were caught between a plate and the adjustment nuts on the conveyor. The ring and little fingers were partially amputated.
2019-08-29	Pasadena	Texas	PASADENA SKID & PALLET	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee contacted a chain on the automatic nailing machine and it pulled his left middle finger into the sprocket amputating the fingertip.
2019-08-22	Pasadena	Texas	Kohls	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking and carrying pants inside the store when she tripped over another employee's foot. She fractured her left hip and elbow on the ground, requiring hospitalization.
2019-07-31	Pasadena	Texas	SER CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS, LTD	Head and trunk	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway
An employee was in the center of the street applying marks to the pavement for placement of reflective buttons to mark the lanes. An SUV turned onto the street at a high rate of speed. It dragged the employee before running them over with the front and rear tires. The employee sustained injuries including: an open fracture to the left pelvis; fractured right pelvis; bilateral hip fractures; fractured bones near the eye and cheek bone areas; fractured nose; bruised right lung; bruised liver; and
2019-07-14	Pasadena	Texas	El Ahorro Supermarket #23	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting meat with the saw machine when the bone slipped and the meat cutter lacerated his left index finger.
2019-07-10	Pasadena	Texas	Schutz Container System	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was carrying two plastic drums/containers when the top one bounced. It pinched and fractured his left thumb between the two containers. He was hospitalized.
2019-05-24	Pasadena	Texas	Rescar Companies	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Employees were installing a coupler in a rail car. The coupler got stuck to the forks on the forklift and as they were attempting to loosen the coupler, it fell onto an employee's right foot causing an open fracture to the big toe.
2019-05-24	Pasadena	Texas	Qualawash Holdings LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
While cleaning a liquid bulk tank truck, an employee made dermal contact with aniline and was hospitalized for methemoglobinemia.
2019-04-12	Pasadena	Texas	Roadway Construction, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning out concrete at the bottom of a concrete pump hopper. The pump turned over and caught his fingers, causing partial amputations to two of them. He was hospitalized.
2019-03-27	Pasadena	Texas	Schutz Container Systems Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee suffered chemical burns to both arms and legs when her arm entered a container holding caustic residue.
2019-03-21	Pasadena	Texas	Qualawash Holdings, LLC.	Multiple face locations	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was flushing a transloading hose with cresylic acid into an intermediate bulk container. The hose slipped out of the tote and splashed residual product on the employee's face, causing burns to his face and eyes.
2019-03-16	Pasadena	Texas	The Lubrizol Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was about to walk into a control room when the door closed on his right middle finger. He was hospitalized.
2019-03-09	Pasadena	Texas	BMWC Constructors GulfCoast Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
BMWC employees were unloading 18-inch pipe from a trailer and placing it on the ground. The pipe began to roll, trapped an employee's foot, and rolled up onto his leg, breaking his tibia. He was hospitalized.
2019-03-07	Pasadena	Texas	Alamo Concrete Products Company	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from the step of a truck to the ground, breaking his right leg.
2019-03-04	Pasadena	Texas	PCI Nitrogen LLC.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was checking equipment when he fell from a grating cover 18 feet above ground level. He was hospitalized for a fractured hip.
2019-01-31	Pasadena	Texas	C&Y Global	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was working on a machine that crushes brass shells when a part became congested. He was attempting to remove it when the machine's conveyor belt caught his shirt and then his right arm. He was hospitalized with a fractured right arm.
2019-01-07	Pasadena	Texas	Performance Contractor Incorporated	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
A foreman and his crew were about to take a section of a crane hook and move it into position. The foreman stopped work, noticing something wrong, and the pipe shifted and struck his hands while they were on the handrail. He suffered amputation injuries to his left ring and little fingers.
2019-01-04	Pasadena	Texas	PPA Industries	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was attempting to remove a piece of cardboard from a conveyor when one of his left-hand fingers was pinched between the bars and the cross member.
2018-09-12	Pasadena	Texas	Teadit North America, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading a press machine when another employee suddenly started the machine. The injured employee's left hand was then caught between the press machine, fracturing fingers.
2018-08-31	Pasadena	Texas	Alpha Technical Services	Hand(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was testing the gun for a pressure washer when it shot high-pressure water into his hand. He suffered possible tendon damage, water under the skin of three fingers, and abrasions, requiring hospitalization.
2018-08-07	Pasadena	Texas	Turbex	Nonclassifiable	Nonclassifiable
An employee began experiencing cramps while working at a refinery, requiring hospitalization.
2018-07-10	Pasadena	Texas	Wood Group	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working with another employee, torqueing the manways on a tower. He came down around 2:30 p.m. due to the weather and went back up around 3:30. Around 4:45 the two finished the job. They came down and walked back to the lunch tent to rest, at which point the employee began vomiting. He was hospitalized for heat-stress-related illness.
2018-06-14	Pasadena	Texas	M&I Electric Industries, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was performing maintenance on the load break switches of a 13.8 kV circuit when the employee came into contact with energized equipment and an arc flash occurred. The employee suffered third degree arc flash burns from the shoulders up to the head, requiring hospitalization.
2018-05-31	Pasadena	Texas	Mid America Pipeline Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
Employees were putting rebar together with chicken wire at a construction site when one employee became ill and dizzy, requiring hospitalization for heat exhaustion.
2018-03-23	Pasadena	Texas	Kaneka North America, LLC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a screw conveyor and when he lifted a lid to clean underneath it , the conveyor pinched his left-hand fingertips. His index, middle, and ring fingertips were medically amputated. The conveyor was in motion at the time of the incident.
2018-03-15	Pasadena	Texas	Dow Chemical	Thigh(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was performing maintenance on a pump. While pressure testing the pump before returning it to service, he was splashed with 93% sulfuric acid, receiving chemical burns to his thigh area and requiring hospitalization.
2018-03-05	Pasadena	Texas	Affolter Contracting	Multiple leg locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was spotting a dozer truck when it ran over the employee's legs, breaking the thighs and legs.
2018-02-12	Pasadena	Texas	The Mundy Companies,Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was cleaning resin from a surface of a 16" globe valve and valve body. The globe valve closed and severed three fingers on the employee's right hand.
2018-01-25	Pasadena	Texas	Dow Chemical	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was helping to install an engine and screwing in a bolt when the engine slipped off its rigging and smashed his right index finger.
2018-01-07	Pasadena	Texas	SCHUETZ CONTAINER SYSTEMS	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was unjamming a grinder when the blades moved again, cutting and breaking the employee's left ring and middle fingers.
2017-06-30	Pasadena	Texas	ALPHA TECHNICAL SERVICES CORPORATION	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee was rinsing out an ISO container that last contained chloroaniline using a 3,000 psi pressure washer. After exiting the container, he became lightheaded and required hospitalization for chemical exposure to chloroaniline.
2017-06-02	Pasadena	Texas	Ceres Gulf Inc	Head	Nonclassifiable
An employee was driving a utility tractor when he passed out and struck his head on a hatch cover lid and the inside of the tractor cab.
2017-06-01	Pasadena	Texas	Centerpoint Energy	BODY SYSTEMS	Overexertion and bodily reaction
An employee was performing an inspection in the backyard of a house when a dog ran outside of the house. The employee suffered shortness of breath and chest pain. The employee was hospitalized for a heart attack.
2017-05-30	Pasadena	Texas	Bilfinger Westcon	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On May 30, at 11:50 am, an employee was exiting a crane. The cab of the crane was blocking the exit ladder on the right and left side, so he headed to the back of the crane and stepped on the maintenance access platform to head to the ladder when his feet became caught in rigging. He tripped and fell 5.5 feet to the ground, fracturing ribs.
2017-05-04	Pasadena	Texas	Automation Personnel Services, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was training on how to operate a hydraulic piece of equipment when the employee's ring finger (left hand) was caught and partially amputated in the machine.
2017-03-16	Pasadena	Texas	CH2M Hill	Multiple trunk locations	Ingestion of harmful substance
An employee was performing PH analysis on water using sodium hydroxide. The employee ingested some of it and was hospitalized for a burned esophagus and stomach.
2017-01-07	Pasadena	Texas	International Distribution Corporation	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was helping a forklift operator fill spill kits in the warehouse when the forklift ran over the employee's foot. His right foot was caught between the counterweight and the wheel of the forklift, breaking the second and third toes.
2016-10-11	Pasadena	Texas	Labor Finders LLC	Foot (feet)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was using a hydro-blaster with water when the wand ran over his foot, causing an open wound that required surgery.
2016-09-21	Pasadena	Texas	Pasadena Commodities International	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working inside the upper level of the storage warehouse and began experiencing muscle cramps due to heat stress while changing rollers on a conveyor belt.
2016-08-22	Pasadena	Texas	Ref-Chem, L.P.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was standing on the ground tightening a bolt with a wrench. The wrench slipped and the employee fell, fracturing his right hip.
2016-08-01	Pasadena	Texas	Enterprise Products, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee collected a sample cylinder of gas and was placing the cylinder into a weather guard job box that is used to organize the sample cylinders. The job box drawer closed on his left hand, amputating his left ring finger at the first joint, right below the nail.
2016-07-31	Pasadena	Texas	WHM Custom Services	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An 8-inch pipe weighing approximately 500 lbs. rolled and landed on an employee's right leg resulting in a broken tibia and fibula.
2016-07-01	Pasadena	Texas	Protect Plus Companies	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On Friday, July 1, 2016, an employee was performing maintenance work when the equipment he was working on suddenly energized and caught his hand inside the machine. His fingertips were medically amputated.
2016-06-23	Pasadena	Texas	Alpha Technical Services Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was cleaning a mobile field storage tank with a pressure washer hose when it shot him in the left hand with 5,000-psi water pressure, lacerating his middle finger and causing tendon damage.
2016-06-06	Pasadena	Texas	Lowes Home Centers LLC	Pelvis	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was showing a patio door to a customer. The door was on display in a metal frame when it fell off the hinge and onto the employee. The employee suffered a broken pelvis.
2016-06-05	Pasadena	Texas	A Caring Doctor (Texas) PC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was sedating a cat for a procedure when the cat broke out of its carrier and bit the employee on a finger. The bite became infected.
2016-01-21	Pasadena	Texas	Schwan Food Co.	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was processing vegetables on a processing line when his hand was caught between the sprocket and the conveyer belt. He suffered multiple fractures and crushed bones in his hand and thumb and was hospitalized.
2016-01-16	Pasadena	Texas	Peroxychem, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Two employees were observing the transfer of solvent when an explosion occurred. As a result of the explosion, solvent from the truck was released onto the employees. One of the employees also suffered a ruptured eardrum.
2016-01-16	Pasadena	Texas	EHS Services, LLC	Multiple body parts	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was assisting another employee in hooking up a hose to a vacuum truck. The manifold over pressured and exploded, and the valve connected to the tank truck sheared, releasing solvent. The explosion knocked the employee to the ground breaking his arm, injuring his left eye and rupturing his eardrum.
2015-12-30	Pasadena	Texas	ChemQuest Chemicals, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting hoses with a utility knife. The knife slipped and cut his finger resulting in hospitalization.
2015-12-06	Pasadena	Texas	Savage Services, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was about to start moving a train and decided to close the door. When he shut the door, his left thumb was crushed. He was hospitalized with a fractured left thumb.
2015-11-15	Pasadena	Texas	L-Con INC	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
A worker was struck by a mini excavator moving in reverse. It rolled over his right foot and fractured the tibia and fibula.
2015-11-12	Pasadena	Texas	Centauri Technologies	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee removed a flexible hose with a coworker. The bleeder valve was inadvertently opened, and hot non-toxic process fluid came out and sprayed the employee's shoulder. He suffered a second degree burn.
2015-09-25	Pasadena	Texas	Certified Customized Staffing	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting the fourth filling spout on an assembly line machine. While attempting to fix it, the employee made contact with the machine and his finger got pinched. He sustained a left-hand fingertip amputation.
2015-08-12	Pasadena	Texas	Nova Molecular Technologies	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was wiring field mass meters by the flare when he started feeling the effects of heat related illness. The employee was working with another employee at the time of the incident. The paramedics were called and the employee was transported to the hospital.
2015-08-04	Pasadena	Texas	Rentech Nitrogen	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee opened a rail car that contained sulfur and was possibly exposed to sulfuric acid vapors. The employee either jumped off the rail car or fell off the rail car. The employee was not wearing fall protection or a respirator. The employee was taken to the hospital.
2015-07-31	Pasadena	Texas	Southern Ionics	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was offloading aqua ammonia from a truck at a customer's site. The employee closed the valve on the customer's side. He disconnected the hose on the truck side, but did not close the valve. The employee was exposed to aqua ammonia fumes and hospitalized. He was wearing a respirator at the time of the incident.
2015-07-27	Pasadena	Texas	Protect Plus Industry	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
The employee was sitting in the break room and wasn't feeling well. The employee was given fluids. The employee passed out and was taken to the hospital. The employee was working in an un-air conditioned building.
2015-06-17	Pasadena	Texas	Albemarle	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was attempting to connect a hose onto a tank and the tank overflowed. Hot water burned the employee's back.
2015-05-15	Pasadena	Texas	Sprint-Transport	Upper and lower limb(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was tightening a valve flange under a cargo tank but could not get the valve flange to tighten. The cargo tank contained methanol under pressure. He decided to remove the valve to let vapors out. He was using a cordless drill, which ignited the vapors. The vapors caused second degree burns to his right arm and the back of both legs.
2015-05-13	Pasadena	Texas	Protect Plus Industries	Foot (feet)	Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects
An employee turned the wrong way while operating a standup forklift. He stepped off of the forklift and wedged his foot between the forklift and pallet. He was hospitalized overnight.
2015-05-07	Pasadena	Texas	Sun Products Corporation	BODY SYSTEMS	Bodily conditions, n.e.c.
An employee was working in the Oleo Process Unit and collapsed. He fell face forward and hit his face and head on the ground. He was hospitalized.
2015-04-14	Pasadena	Texas	Polyone	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c.
An employee standing next to a forklift truck received a glancing blow to the right foot when the operator started the forklift and turned to the right.
2015-03-18	Pasadena	Texas	3 J Ryan, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was about to transfer from the scaffold ladder to the deck when his left foot slipped off. He fell 13 feet and sustained fractures in his left shoulder, fourth rib, and cervical vertebra (C4).
2015-03-17	Pasadena	Texas	Alpha Technical Services	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was water-blasting a railcar and later complained of cramping. He was taken to the hospital for dehydration.
2015-02-17	Pasadena	Texas	Stripes, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Employee was opening a bag of guacamole using a knife without cutting gloves. The knife went sideways, cutting her left index fingertip.
2015-01-13	Pasadena	Texas	International Distribution Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
The employee was sitting on the forklift and trying to close the container door from the forklift. The wind was blowing and blew the container door closed. The tip of the employee's finger was caught between the container doors.