Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2018-08-17 | Sunset Valley | Texas | BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was standing on a step stool and attempting to grab an empty pot from on top of an oven when the step stool collapsed and slipped out from under her feet. As she was falling to the ground, her left hand grabbed a pot of boiling water from a stove below, spilling the contents on her body. She suffered third degree burns to her stomach, chest, left arm, elbow, and left hand. | |||||
2016-05-18 | Sunset | Louisiana | Entergy Lafayette Service Center | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was trimming a tree limb with a chainsaw while working off of an extension ladder. The ladder fell and the employee fell approximately 10-12 feet with the ladder landing on the ground in a standing position. He broke his right leg in three places and suffered an open fracture to his lower right leg requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
2015-09-10 | Sunset | Texas | Gilbow Tank Truck Services, Inc. | Multiple trunk locations | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was operating a yard tractor when he tripped and was run over by the tractor. He sustained a chest and abdominal injury. |