DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-11-15RichardsonTxState Farm InsuranceHip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was moving boxes of mail on a loading dock. The employee tripped on a dock plate and fell to the concrete floor, suffering a broken left hip. She was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
2020-04-13RichardsonTexasPCI Construction Inc.Multiple body partsFall, slip, trip
An employee was in an excavation about 15 feet deep, probing with a probe bar to find an existing sewer pipe. Part of a step fell and hit him on the knee, causing him to fall. He suffered injuries to his knee and two left-side ribs.
2019-06-03RichardsonTexasBinswanger GlassFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting a piece of aluminum with a chop saw, which caused an amputation to his left index finger.
2019-06-03RichardsonTexasAT&T Services CorpBODY SYSTEMSDirect exposure to electricity
Employee received an electrical shock while pulling cable from a customer's attic.
2019-05-17RichardsonTexasToyota of RichardsonFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was checking a wheel bearing noise by spinning the tire and listening with a stethoscope when his right hand slipped into the rim and it caught his fingertip. As a result, he suffered an amputation to the right index finger from below the nail to the top of the first knuckle.
2019-03-29RichardsonTexasEJ Construction DrywallArm(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee fell while coming down a ladder, dislocating his arm. He was hospitalized.
2019-03-11RichardsonTexasHull AssociatesLower leg(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from an 8-foot step ladder, suffering a broken right lower leg.
2019-01-12RichardsonTexasThe Kroger CompanyFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting meat with a bone saw and lacerated the tip of his left middle finger resulting in a partial amputation.
2018-09-07RichardsonTexasShermco Industries, Inc.Hand(s) and wrist(s)Direct exposure to electricity
An employee had set down an electrical breaker box inside a motor control center he was preparing to replace the breaker in. He turned to walk away and an electrical arc flashed out of the open door of the cabinet, burning his palms and wrist and causing a slight burn to his right cheek.
2018-04-11RichardsonTexasATTHip(s)Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was descending an extension ladder when it began to slide. He fell approximately 10 to 12 feet to the ground, breaking his hip. The ladder was not secured at the time of the incident.
2018-03-28RichardsonTexasEntech Sales & Service, Inc.Wrist(s) and elbow(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was using an 8-foot fiberglass A-frame step ladder to access the ceiling. When he went to descend the ladder, it slipped. This startled the employee, who lost his balance and fell to the floor below. He fractured his left elbow and right wrist, requiring hospitalization.
2018-01-23RichardsonTexasZachry Construction Corp.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
An employee was screwing a mechanical bar into rebar in concrete but was having trouble threading the bars. He used a drill to try to get the bar to go in, and caught the glove of another employee in the drill. This caused the injured employee's left hand to spin around breaking his left pinky and index fingers and dislocating his ring and middle fingers.
2017-06-28RichardsonTexasSouthwestern Bell Telephone Co.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was working at a customer's home performing installation work when he felt sick and was hospitalized for heat stress.
2017-05-25RichardsonTexasGG&S constructionAnkle(s)Jump from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was dismantling a one-tier scaffold and put all the boards to one side. It started to fall and as he tried to dismount the scaffold a board caught his foot and fractured the right ankle.
2017-05-25RichardsonTexasTD IndustriesWrist(s)Injured by handheld object or equipment
An employee was working on a 16-inch stainless steel duct work. He was putting a coupling inside the duct and lacerated his wrist above his glove.
2017-05-01RichardsonTexasCEC CompaniesHand(s), except finger(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was reaching through a 4-inch hole to drill a pilot hole into an electrical panel when his left finger touched the trigger on the drill and turned it on. The drill then lacerated the top of his left hand.
2017-03-15RichardsonTexasUnited Chester IndustriesHip(s) and leg(s) Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was working on top of the roof installing drains and fell approximately 25-30 feet to the ground breaking both legs and ankles and displacing a hip.
2017-01-29RichardsonTexasGreat Lakes Aerial Maintenance and Construction Company IncLumbar regionOther fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was about 13' up a cell tower in a spider basket taking steel off of the tower for new reinforcement. The employee fell and sustained lower back fractures. The employee was not tied off at the time.
2016-09-26RichardsonTexasTrident MetalsChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c.
An employee was stepping off a side loader when the machine struck him, fracturing his sternum and ribs. He was hospitalized.
2016-07-18RichardsonTexasU.S. Postal ServiceBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was hospitalized for heat stress.
2016-06-28RichardsonTexasSwift Staffing LLCFingertip(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting foam with a disc saw when he contacted the blade, injuring his left middle fingertip. His fingertip had to be surgically amputated. The saw was unguarded at the time of the incident.
2016-04-26RichardsonTexasOptex Systems Inc.Hand(s) and wrist(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a machine. The employee contacted the machine blade and lacerated the right hand/wrist.
2015-10-12RichardsonTexasTurner Construction COBODY SYSTEMSStings and venomous bites
An employee was removing a sticky matt in front of an elevator when he was stung by a wasp inside the building.
2015-08-14RichardsonTexasGeneral Packaging CorporationFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was putting foam beneath a die cutter machine when the machine came down, crushing and amputating his left index finger.
2015-02-27RichardsonTexasLute Riley HondaNonclassifiableFall on same level due to slipping
An employee fell in the parking lot due to ice on the walking surface.