Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-06-03 | Queen City | Mo | KDF Forestry Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
A road flagger slipped on loose gravel and fell, suffering a broken hip. | |||||
2019-02-13 | Queen City | Texas | Hoist & Crane Service Group, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was working on top of an overhead crane and changing a wire rope which is considered a half gantry. The crane was activated and the employee was pinned between the two cranes. The employee sustained contusions and bruising to the left thigh. | |||||
2019-02-01 | Queen City | Texas | Professional Grounds Services, LLC | Pelvic region | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was cutting brush and trees. He stepped onto a tree stump, slipped and landed on a branch or small tree that caused a puncture wound requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2019-01-16 | Queen City | Texas | Graphic Packaging International, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was repairing a hole on a steam and condensate blowdown line in the power house when the steam caused second degree burns to 50 percent of the employee's body. | |||||
2018-02-17 | Queen City | Texas | Graphic Packaging International | Forearm(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker |
An employee was refinishing a roll of paper in the refinishing area. The employee manually pushed the roll onto the slat conveyor, however the roll continued on, striking a barrier and causing the roll to bounce back to the slat conveyor. The roll then rolled back to the barrier, striking the employee in the left arm and fracturing the ulna. | |||||
2016-05-20 | Queen City | Texas | International Paper Company | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was cutting cores with a saw. While she was attempting to retrieve a marking crayon, the saw cut her right hand and broke her right index finger. She was hospitalized. | |||||
2016-03-10 | Queen City | Texas | Affinity Chemical | Upper and lower limb(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was working with hot aluminum sulfate. During the reaction portion of the aluminum sulfate process, the agitator was turned on, causing the aluminum to boil too fast and crack the lid over the sulfate. The hot aluminum sulfate spilled onto the employee, causing second degree burns to the foot and the back of the right arm. | |||||
2015-05-20 | Queen City | Texas | International Paper Company | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was cleaning up hot pulp that had spilled on the floor (approximately 6-inches deep). The employee's rubber boots became stuck in the pulp. As he tried freeing himself, his left foot came out of his boot. His unprotected foot landed in the pulp, causing second degree burns up to his ankle. | |||||
2015-02-19 | Queen City | Texas | Longview Bridge & Road, Ltd | Ankle(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
Employee was cutting a tree. As the tree fell, it struck another tree and bounced back on the employee. The employee suffered a broken ankle. |