Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2019-03-05 | Sunray | Texas | HydroChem, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
Employees were power washing a debris box. An employee's left middle finger was caught between a metal panel and the wall of the box. The finger was medically amputated. | |||||
2018-03-13 | Sunray | Texas | Valero McKee Refinery | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was adjusting the sliding support on a trailer (150 pounds) when the employee's right index finger was caught between the slide and trailer, resulting in a right index fingertip amputation. | |||||
2016-08-11 | Sunray | Texas | Continental Carbon Co. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee suffered from heat exhaustion and dehydration while stacking 50 lb. bags of carbon black, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2016-01-14 | Sunray | Texas | VALERO MCKEE REFINERY | Multiple upper extremities locations | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee was exposed to an arc flash while conducting an electrical switching procedure on an electrical panel in the tank farm. His left shoulder and hand were injured. |