DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-11-01SulphurLaRepublic ServicesFinger(s), fingernail(s)Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was attempting to unhook a cable on a roll-off truck when their right fingers became caught in the cable, resulting in amputations to the index and middle fingers.
2021-09-27SulphurLaWastewater Specialties, LLCMultiple body partsExplosion or fire on water vehicle
Five workers of two employers (Wastewater Specialties, LLC and Westlake Chemical Lake Charles South) were hospitalized when a flash fire in a vessel occurred. Two employees were on an elevated platform welding a flange onto a 54-inch segment of process piping at the quench tower. Three other workers were engaged in a hydro blasting operation. Employee 1 suffered head trauma, lacerations, and burns. Employee 2 suffered a lower leg/ankle injury. The other workers sustained 2nd and 3rd degree burns
2021-09-07Sulphur SpringsTxLoad TrailFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was investigating a possible malfunction in a vacuum cleaner system for removing powder paint from paint booths. While his right hand was in the discharge outlet of a rotary airlock valve on a dust collector, the blade inside the valve caught his glove and pulled his hand further in. He suffered partial amputations to two fingers, losing half of each one.
2021-07-22SulphurOkPearce Renewables, LLCChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersInjured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a saw to cut a wind turbine blade for recycling. The saw kicked back and lacerated the employee's upper right chest.
2021-05-21White Sulphur SpringsWvGreenbrier ResortMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was preparing to repaint the indoor pool. The pool had been drained and a scaffold was erected inside of the pool. The employee leaned over the railing to drop a broom down to another employee working below when the midrail on the scaffold failed causing the employee to fall 12 feet before striking cross bracing and then fall another three feet to the bottom of the pool. The employee was hospitalized for a broken wrist and internal abdominal injuries.
2021-03-24Sulphur SpringsTxBrydl Contracting, Inc.Multiple body partsIgnition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was mixing two-cycle fuel for a concrete saw when sparks from concrete sawing ignited the gasoline vapors, causing a fire and burning the employee. The employee sustained severe burns to the hands, neck, and face.
2021-03-15Sulphur SpringsTxBrookshire Grocery CompanyFingertip(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a sirloin steak with a band saw when the sawblade amputated the tip of a finger on his right hand.
2020-10-06SulphurLaTurner Industries GroupFingertip(s)Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was tightening bolts on a flange attached to a pipe. The employee was repositioning the pipe by moving the trunnion back and forth to allow access to the bolts on the flange. The trunnion moved towards the employee and he tried to grab the base plate to try and hold it up. The base plate struck the ground and caught the top of his left hand between the plate and the ground causing fingertip amputations to his left middle and ring fingers.
2020-09-09Sulphur SpringsTxBEF Foods, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was loading corrugated sheets into a box former from a 24" platform beside the equipment. As he was descending from the platform, he swung under the top rail to the floor and momentarily lost his balance. His right hand then entered the maintenance access opening on the backside of the box former, resulting in a partial digit amputation at the middle phalanx of the right index finger.
2020-08-04Sulphur SpringsTxAK Gillis & Sons, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee fell while changing a flat truck tire and their fingers got caught between the truck's fender and the tire. The employee suffered a partial amputation.
2020-05-05SulphurLouisiana: Hi-Tech Industrial Services, llc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using his gloved fingers to clean out a gunite machine's feed wheel area when his glove was caught in a pinch point. The feed wheel then caught his left index and ring fingers, resulting in the medical amputation of his index finger and requiring surgery for his ring finger.
2019-05-06SulphurLouisianaApache Industrial Services Inc.Multiple body partsOther fall to lower level
An employee fell from a ladder which resulted in a fractured left wrist, right elbow, and possibly fractured ribs.
2019-04-10White Sulphur SpringsWest VirginiThe GreenbrierMultiple trunk locationsFall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was removing a metal roof at a stable. The employee fell through an opening left by a removed roof panel, landing in a horse stall about 15 feet below. The employee suffered injuries to the back and pelvis and was hospitalized.
2019-02-18SulphurLouisianaStine, LLCLeg(s)Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee fell to the ground, landing on his right leg and hip and suffering a contusion to the leg.
2019-01-07Sulphur SpringsTexasGrocery SupplyLower leg(s)Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was operating a standing tugger, which came into contact with a forklift. The corner of a pallet hit the employee's leg, breaking the tibia.
2018-09-25Sulphur SpringsTexasBEF Food, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was shoveling inedible scraps from the floor into a small tote to dispose of them when his hand reached up and into a meat grinder's moving auger, resulting in the amputation of his left middle, ring, and pinky fingers.
2018-03-28SulphurLouisianaWalmart Stores Inc. Leg(s)Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode
An employee missed a step while attempting to climb down from a top stock cart ladder and fractured a bone in her leg. She was hospitalized and had surgery.
2018-03-20Port SulphurLouisianaCayo, LLCFingertip(s)Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was using a driver to drive a T-post into the ground. When he raised the driver, the T-post fell to its side and his right index finger was pinched between the T-post and the driver, fracturing his fingertip.
2018-03-06SulphurLouisianaEXCEL ContractorsFingertip(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was attempting to remove a grinding blade on a 4" grinder. He lifted the grinder and put it under his right arm to help him grip the tool. While grabbing the blade with his left hand and applying pressure, he inadvertently flipped the safety switch with the underside of his arm. The trigger then activated, causing the blade to move and suck his glove between the guard of the grinder. The blade then cut into his left index fingertip.
2018-02-28Sulphur SpringsTexasSaputo Dairy Foods USA, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was performing preventative maintenance on an actuator when an air fitting came out of the valve, causing the actuator to come down on the employee's right index finger. The employee suffered an amputation of the right index finger between the first and second knuckles.
2018-02-27Sulphur SpringsTexasBerger Horticultural ProductFingertip(s)Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was closing the door on his loader when his left thumb was caught between the vertical frame and the door. His left thumb tip was amputated.
2018-01-11Sulphur SpringsTexasBerger Horticultural Products, LTDFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was pointing to the belt and pulley of a bagging machine, explaining adjustments that were made previously in the day, when his right index finger was pulled between the belt and the pulley, amputating his fingertip.
2017-08-08Sulphur SpringsTexasNordstrom ValveFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating an up-cut saw when it amputated three of his right-hand fingers.
2017-07-24SulphurLouisianaLawson Environmental Service, LLCLeg(s)Fall, slip, trip
An employee slipped while trying to cross over roll off truck rails and fell breaking his leg.
2017-04-14Sulphur SpringsTexasBEF FoodsFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was pulling empty packages from a flow wrapper machine. Her right hand was beneath the machine when it was struck by the wheel, breaking her middle finger.
2017-03-30Sulphur SpringsTexasFLOWSERVE CORPORATIONFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was conducting a test on a valve, located on a trolley system. The valve is hydrostatically tested. The valve fell off the trolley system and landed on the employee, resulting in amputation of the employee's index and ring fingers.
2016-09-14SulphurLouisianaFIRESTONE POLYMERS LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was removing built-up rubber from the inside of a baling machine. As he was standing on a ladder to reach the top side of the machine, his hand was caught in the cover ram, amputating parts of his left index, middle, and ring fingers.
2016-07-12SulphurOklahomaMahard Egg FarmFoot (feet)Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
Employees were loading a skid steer when the operator of the machine lost control and jumped clear from the operator's station. The injured employee attempted to get to the controls to stop the machine when he suffered lacerations and a fracture to his right foot.
2016-04-23SulphurLouisianaBrask, Inc. IEEFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was vertically lowering tubes (16-inch-diameter x 12-feet-long, with a flange on top; approximate weight= 1500 pounds) into an exchanger with an overhead crane. Due to slack in the lifting attachment, the employee grabbed the flange to try to turn the tube and align it with the lower tube sheet. His fingers were pinched between that tube and the adjacent tube, amputating the top joint of his right middle finger.
2016-04-10Sulphur SpringsTexasSaputo Dairy Foods USA, LLCFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was showing a maintenance man an issue with a machine. As the employee was pointing to the problem, his finger was pulled into the rotating belt and pulley, amputating his right index fingertip.
2016-02-29SulphurOklahomaMAHARD EGG FARMNonclassifiablePedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
The employee jump started a farm tractor with a screw driver. The tractor was in gear and the throttle advanced. The tractor started and ran over the employee resulting in multiple fractures.
2016-01-14Sulphur SpringsTexasAg-Power, Inc.Wrist(s)Other fall to lower level
A maintenance employee slipped and fell from the side step while trying to wipe dew from a window on a telehandler, fracturing both wrists.
2015-02-17Sulphur SpringsTexasLowe's Home Centers, LLC.Hip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping
While folding a cardboard box an employee tripped and fell onto her hip on the concrete floor.