Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-10-27 | Round Rock | Tx | Thalle Construction Co., Inc. | Pelvis | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
An employee was directing a truck backward when he was pinned between the truck's bumper and a concrete batch plant. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis. | |||||
2021-10-21 | Round Rock | Tx | Baylor Scott & White Medical Center ¿ Round Rock | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was pushing a ring stand down the hallway when the wheels of the ring stand bound, and twisted the ring stand toward the employee, catching her right foot and causing her to trip and fall. The employee landed on her left hip and suffered a hip fracture. | |||||
2021-08-07 | Round Rock | Tx | TDIndustries, Inc | Multiple body parts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
Three employees were installing a no-hub band over a 12-inch cast iron 90-degree elbow and a stub that went to a roof drain. The no-hub band broke during installation, and they descended in a lift to get a new one. The elbow fell down on one of the employees from about 20 feet above. It struck his head, which caused him to fall and hit his head on the toe board of the scissor lift. The employee sustained injuries to the head, neck/spine, and shoulder. | |||||
2021-07-12 | Round Rock | Tx | Proportion Foods, LLC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning meat off a conveyor belt when his glove was caught under the belt, causing his finger to be pulled into the sprocket and resulting in a partial amputation. | |||||
2021-03-15 | Round Rock | Tx | Ferguson Plumbing Supply | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was unloading a concrete mop sink from the back of a truck with a dolly. The slope of the ramp caused the sink to slide down the dolly and crush the employee's right thumb. The employee suffered a fracture and dislocation to the thumb. | |||||
2020-09-03 | Round Rock | Tx | Stan's Heating and Air Conditioning, LLC. | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell from a pull-down ladder at a house, landing on the ground and suffering a head injury. | |||||
2020-08-28 | Round Rock | Tx | Prudential Overall Supply | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee had been driving a truck all day performing delivery activities in the heat. Near the end of his shift, he was hospitalized for heat exhaustion. | |||||
2020-07-15 | Round Rock | Texas | Proportion Foods, LLC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was changing the plastic film roll on a conveyor belt when the employee's finger was caught between the conveyor chain and the chain cover, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
2020-07-06 | Round Rock | Texas | James Construction Group | Leg(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
Employees were clearing underbrush and trees to clear a path for a road to be built. An excavator, used to move a downed tree, struck an employee in the left leg, causing an open fracture. | |||||
2020-06-03 | Round Rock | Texas | Texas Heat Treating, Inc. | Upper arm(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee had removed an extension rod from a load and was about to put a shorter extension in its place. The load tipped over and fell on his right arm, pinching it between the metal staging rack and the retort of the load. The employee suffered a broken bone above the elbow. | |||||
2020-06-02 | Round Rock | Texas | Sam's Club #6259 | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was trying to dislodge a mattress that was stuck on a wooden pallet. The forklift that had loaded the mattress moved to the side, freeing it and causing it to pinch the employee's ring finger. The fingertip was amputated. | |||||
2020-04-29 | Round Rock | Texas | Proportion Foods | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was off his forklift when another forklift ran over his foot. He suffered a severe crushing injury to his left foot and a cut to his left shin. | |||||
2020-01-14 | Round Rock | Texas | Arch Technical Services, LLC | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was trying to gain access to the attic from the second floor when the employee fell approximately 10 to 12 feet to the concrete below. The employee suffered forehead trauma (bleeding on frontal lobe), facial lacerations and fractures, and a collapsed lung. | |||||
2020-01-10 | Round Rock | Texas | Round Rock Refuse | Hip(s) | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs |
A refuse driver was returning a garbage tote, slipped on a curb and fell fracturing the left hip. | |||||
2019-06-20 | Round Rock | Texas | H-E-B Round Rock #4 | Upper arm(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was walking in the pharmacy when she tripped on an anti-fatigue mat and fell fracturing the right humerus. | |||||
2018-03-14 | Round Rock | Texas | Concrete Pumping Property Holdings, LLC | Multiple trunk locations | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee finished using a vehicle-mounted boom arm/crane to load clean-out tubs and was retracting the stabilizers when he was caught between a stabilizer and the truck. The employee's spine, mid-torso, and abdomen were crushed, causing internal injuries that required hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
2018-01-18 | Round Rock | Texas | C. Young & Company, Inc. | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was working in a boom lift when a scaffold board fell from the fifth floor and struck the back of his left shoulder. | |||||
2017-08-24 | Round Rock | Texas | Novitex Enterprise Solutions, Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was moving a stack of chairs when they fell over, tripping the employee. The employee fell on the floor and suffered fractured hip, requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
2017-02-22 | Round Rock | Texas | Chasco Constructors, LTD., L.L.P. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was helping to load a backhoe hammer into a trailer when the employee's thumb was caught and partially amputated between a chain and the side of the trailer. | |||||
2016-10-11 | Round Rock | Texas | Time Warner Cable | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
While installing cable at a residential home, an employee fell approximately 16 feet off a step ladder and broke a leg. | |||||
2016-08-08 | Round Rock | Texas | Done Right Painting | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
While painting an awning, an employee fell about 15 to 16 feet and fractured his femur. | |||||
2016-06-20 | Round Rock | Texas | Tiodan Puffy Tacos | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
After working in the hot kitchen area, an employee became sick with nausea and stomach pains. She was hospitalized for dehydration and heat stress. | |||||
2016-03-04 | Round Rock | Texas | Colonial Grand at Round Rock | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee's finger became caught between two metal doors while he was trying to close them. His left index finger was amputated at the second digit. | |||||
2016-02-05 | Round Rock | Texas | Classic Special Automotive Ltd. | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was attempting to dismount a tall storage rack and fell breaking the right leg. | |||||
2015-10-30 | Round Rock | Texas | Fedex Freight, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was loading freight when his finger was caught in between the freight and the carrier amputating his index finger. | |||||
2015-09-22 | Round Rock | Texas | American Crime | BODY SYSTEMS | Stings and venomous bites |
A worker was hospitalized for a fire ant bite. | |||||
2015-07-02 | Round Rock | Texas | Joann's Fabrics | Fingertip(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
An employee's right middle fingertip was amputated while closing the gate to the baler. | |||||
2015-05-01 | Round Rock | Texas | TECO Westinghouse Motor Company | Hand(s) | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee was hospitalized for electrical burns to both hands while running an AC hipot test. |