DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-05-12SchertzTxAsphalt Inc., LLCThigh(s)Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was laying hot asphalt during road construction and was standing on the rear catwalk of a laydown asphalt paver operating the controls. A subcontractor dump truck backed into the paver and pinned the employee between the paver controls and the dump truck. The employee suffered bruises and internal bleeding to both upper legs.
2020-05-05SchertzTexasO'Reilly Auto PartsHeadOther fall to lower level
An employee was on a step ladder, placing an auto part on a shelf. He fell off the ladder and struck his head on the floor, suffering a head laceration. He was hospitalized.
2020-01-24SchertzTexasAxel Royal, LLCHand(s)Direct exposure to electricity
A maintenance employee was attempting to repair/replace an inoperative breaker to a hot oil furnace when an electrical arc flash occurred, causing first degree burns to the employee's hands.
2018-08-18SchertzTexasPSP INDUSTRIESHip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was straightening an extension cord when his feet became caught in the cord and he fell to the cement ground, fracturing his right hip.
2018-07-24SchertzTexasRepublic Services, Inc.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee started feeling ill during a trash pickup and threw up. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration and heat stress.
2018-07-14SchertzTexasErcistad, Inc.HeadStruck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was sweeping the floor inside a building. A conduit was being installed from the outside of the building; a 4x6x5 piece of stone was jarred loose from the top of a masonry column above where the employee was sweeping. The stone fell 23 feet onto the employee's hard hat, penetrating the hat and lacerating his head. He was hospitalized.
2018-05-14SchertzTexasPioneer CustomFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a jointer/lathe when a small strand from his protective gloves became caught in the machine. The small strand forced his right index finger into the blade of the rotary spindle and he sustained a partial amputation to his right index fingertip.
2017-03-27SchertzTexasLowry Contracting, LLCThigh(s)Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway
An employee and crew were laying pipe in an easement when the employee backed into the roadway and was struck by the rear wheels of an 18-wheeler. The employee suffered a broken femur.
2016-07-13SchertzTexasVisionworks of America, Inc.Leg(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking to a meeting when she slipped on a dry erase marker that was on the floor and broke her leg.
2016-06-22SchertzTexasHolingsworth LogisticsFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee went to move stacked interlocking metal baskets. The baskets were not fully interlocked and the interlock came down and pinched the employee's left index finger, amputating the fingertip.
2015-12-01SchertzTexasMedia Displays, Inc.Head and trunkOther fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was on an outdoor sign, installing a vinyl. He was wearing a safety harness, and the lanyard was attached to a wooden part of the sign, which gave way. He fell 15 to 18 feet to the ground below, injuring his head and torso.
2015-09-18SchertzTexasH-E-B Grocery Company, LPHip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was leaving the prep area, tripped over a mat, and fell on her side fracturing the hip joint of the left leg.
2015-06-08SchertzTexasMortellaro's Nursery LtdFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
The right index finger of an employee working on a plant potting assembly line got caught between a drive chain for a carousel and a metal guide wheel, resulting in an amputation down to the first knuckle from the fingertip.
2015-04-12SchertzTexasRepublic National Distributing CompanyFoot (feet)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee operating a forklift drove up a wet ramp backwards. The forklift started to slide, so the employee put his foot out to lessen the impact. His left foot was crushed between the forklift and a pillar.