| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-26 | Tyler | Tx | Target Distribution Center | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was backing out of a trailer while operating a stand-up forklift. She contacted a dock plate and suffered broken bones in her left foot. | |||||
| 2021-09-22 | Tyler | Tx | Sanderson Farms Tyler Processing | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was removing chicken parts from the breast processor when the blade of the breast processor amputated the employee's fingertip. | |||||
| 2021-08-28 | Tyler | Tx | McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| An employee tripped and fell while walking. | |||||
| 2021-06-01 | Tyler | Tx | McWane, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport |
| An employee was removing a utility vehicle with other team members when they decided they needed additional rigging. The employee was securing the additional chain for the rigging when the vehicle shifted and caught the employee's leg between the vehicle and a collection box. The employee suffered a compound fracture to his lower right leg. | |||||
| 2021-05-11 | Tyler | Tx | Trane U.S. Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker |
| An employee was rolling an 800-pound reel of aluminum into the storage area when his left index finger was caught and amputated between two reels. | |||||
| 2021-02-20 | Tyler | Tx | UT Health Tyler | Pelvis | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was walking from the parking lot into the distribution center when they slipped and fell on ice, resulting in a broken pelvis. | |||||
| 2021-01-16 | Tyler | Tx | Texas Roadhouse Holdings LLC | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was operating a meat grinder. As the machine was in the process of stopping, the employee reached in to get a piece of meat and the grinder blade amputated the employee's index fingertip. | |||||
| 2020-09-22 | Tyler | Tx | Sanderson Farms Tyler Processing | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was hanging live birds onto a shackle line when he fell from the conveyor onto the ground and broke his left leg. | |||||
| 2020-09-17 | Tyler | Tx | STRIPING TECHNOLOGY L P | Multiple body parts | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
| An employee fell from a trailer while it was in motion. The employee sustained fractured ribs, a possible dislocated shoulder, an ankle injury, and required stitches on the forehead. | |||||
| 2020-08-27 | Tyler | Tx | Hillman Group | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee received an amputation while removing paint buildup from inside a powder coating machine. | |||||
| 2020-06-17 | Tyler | Texas | John Soules Foods, Inc. | Hand(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a forklift truck. His left hand was outside the cage area of forklift as he was moving parallel to a storage rack. He positioned his left hand on one of the rack beams and then slightly turned the truck with his right hand. The truck maneuvered at an angle, and the rear cage frame struck his left hand. | |||||
| 2020-06-13 | Tylertown | Mississippi | Diversicare of Tylertown, LLC | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee entered a patient's room, tripped over the patient's shoes, and fell on her right knee. The knee was fractured. | |||||
| 2020-06-10 | Tyler | Texas | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| An employee was struck by a forklift that was backing out of a trailer on a warehouse dock, suffering a broken right leg. | |||||
| 2020-05-13 | Tyler | Texas | Brookshire Grocery Company | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was repairing an elevated conveyor belt that had separated and stopped turning on the rollers. He repaired the belt and re-energized the system. The belt still did not move properly, and he moved to view the mechanism from a different angle. The belt caught his left hand and pulled it into the roller mechanism. The employee's left hand was crushed and degloved. | |||||
| 2020-03-12 | Tyler | Texas | Tyler Pipe | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a hammer to remove parts when it smashed his finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip. | |||||
| 2020-02-28 | Tyler | Texas | TARGET DISTRIBUTION CENTER | Hand(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was cleaning up after replacing a motor on a conveyor. While trying to pick up the old motor it slipped and fell. The employee tried to catch it and the motor fell on his right hand causing broken bones. | |||||
| 2020-02-17 | Tyler | Texas | Trane US, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was troubleshooting a corner post part stacker to determine if there were any faulty sensors. The machine cycled and pushed a slide mechanism into the employee's hand, amputating the tip of the ring finger at the first joint. | |||||
| 2019-09-10 | Tyler | Texas | Tyler Regional Hospital, LLC | Pelvis | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was unloading supplies in the back of a delivery box truck when his foot was caught on a pallet and he fell, breaking his pelvis. | |||||
| 2019-07-17 | Tyler | Texas | Brookshire Grocery Company | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
| An employee was driving a pallet jack when he was hit from behind by another pallet jack. His foot was then caught between the pallet jack and a pole, resulting in a small left toe amputation. | |||||
| 2019-07-02 | Tyler | Texas | Caldwell Services, Inc. | Arm(s) | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| An employee was using fish tape to retrieve a broken rope that had been used to pull wires from a 480-volt panel when an arc flash occurred. The employee suffered third degree burns to the arms. | |||||
| 2019-05-06 | Tyler | Texas | UT Health East Texas EMS | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee reached into the oxygen compartment to obtain a broom. The ambulance door then closed on her left middle finger and amputated it. | |||||
| 2019-03-18 | Tyler | Texas | Progressive Roofing | Lumbar region | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| An employee fell through a weak area on a roof, landing on top of a rack about 6 feet below and then falling another 12 feet to the ground level. The employee suffered a broken lower-back vertebra. | |||||
| 2019-02-25 | Tyler | Texas | Stein Maart | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface |
| While walking out of a stock room, an employee tripped on the rubber transition piece between the concrete floor and a carpet. The employee fell, suffering a broken left hip. | |||||
| 2019-02-14 | Tylertown | Mississippi | Oldcastle Lawn & Garden, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was using a wrench to adjust the belt tensioner on a screening machine when the wrench slipped off the bolt and his hand went into the belt and pulley resulting in amputation of the right pinky fingertip and a right forearm laceration. | |||||
| 2018-09-22 | Tyler | Texas | American Thermal Systems, Inc. | Leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| While transporting a piece of cut concrete curb that was to be removed, the curb fell off of the forks of the forklift and landed on the injured employee causing a leg fracture. | |||||
| 2018-09-02 | Tyler | Texas | Brookshire Grocery Company | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| At about 4:00 p.m. on September 2, 2018, an employee was parking a forklift when his left foot was caught between the forklift and a bollard. The foot was crushed; part of his big toe was medically amputated. | |||||
| 2018-08-07 | Tyler | Texas | Arkos Field Services | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was working outdoors and became ill due to heat exhaustion. | |||||
| 2018-06-04 | Tyler | Texas | TRANE U.S. INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was troubleshooting a machine when his right index finger and thumb were caught in the tooling clamp, amputating the tips. An energy isolating device was not used during this process. | |||||
| 2018-05-31 | Tyler | Texas | Tyler Corrugated Box, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| A temporary employee was operating an eccentric slotting machine when he saw a piece of paper caught in the blade and hit the stop button. Before the rotation stopped, his right hand entered the machine. The blade then amputated his right ring and pinky fingers. | |||||
| 2018-05-30 | Tyler | Texas | Preferred On Site Fleet Services | Face | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was using the pull cord to start the air compressor when the cord snapped and he fell approximately three feet off the service truck. The employee sustained lacerations to the face as well as head and arm numbness. | |||||
| 2018-05-11 | Tyler | Texas | Fire-Teck LLC | Brain | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached |
| The employee was performing repairs on a fire truck while the truck's cab was being held up in a tilted position by a safety latch. The pivot point on the cab broke and released the cab lock. The cab fell from its tilted position and the employee was crushed between the engine and cab frame. The employee sustained severe head trauma. | |||||
| 2018-03-15 | Tyler | Texas | Trane U.S. Inc. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was attempting to push an AC unit that was stuck on a conveyor elevator down with her foot when one of her right toes was caught between the elevator and the framework as the elevator was descending. | |||||
| 2018-03-12 | Tyler | Texas | Etheredge Electric Co. of Tyler Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was cutting a piece of board with a table saw when the wood kicked back and he came in contact with the blade. His hand was severely lacerated, resulting in a left middle fingertip amputation at the hospital. The saw was unguarded at the time. | |||||
| 2018-02-03 | Tyler | Texas | Flowers Baking Company of Tyler, LLC | Fingernail(s), nailbed(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was removing dough from a dough hopper when the employee's right middle fingertip was caught in the plastic auger. While pulling the hand back, the employee suffered an amputation to the right middle finger nailbed. | |||||
| 2017-09-25 | Tyler | Texas | East Texas Center for Independent Living | Hip(s) | Fall on same level |
| An employee was standing on a plastic mat that was on a tile floor and fell breaking a hip. | |||||
| 2017-05-24 | Tyler | Texas | East Texas Utility Service, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| An employee received an electrical shock to his upper back while installing a powerline insulator. | |||||
| 2017-05-04 | Tyler | Texas | Ryan Mertz Construction | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was working from a scaffold installing plywood sheets to the side of a building. The employee suffered a seizure and fell off the scaffolding approximately 12 feet to the ground below. The employee suffered facial and back injuries. | |||||
| 2017-03-22 | Tyler | Texas | Motion Industries, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee tripped and fell on shrink wrap on a pallet, fracturing the left femur. | |||||
| 2016-09-21 | Tyler | Texas | Delek Refining | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee lost his grip and fell 6 feet off a fixed ladder, breaking his right ankle. | |||||
| 2016-08-29 | Tyler | Texas | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was retrieving stock from the top shelf using a ladder. The employee fell and sustained neck and back injuries. | |||||
| 2016-08-14 | Tyler | Texas | Walmart Stores, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Fall, slip, trip |
| While stacking a produce cart in the produce cooler, an employee slipped on a strawberry on the floor and was injured requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-07-06 | Tyler | Texas | Trane, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was working on a tool pack that was de-energized when the top of the tool pack (weighing approximately 40 pounds) shifted and came down on his left middle finger, crushing and amputating it. | |||||
| 2016-05-07 | Tyler | Texas | Hood Packaging Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| In the printing department, an employee's right hand, third and fourth fingers were amputated while operating a flexographic press. | |||||
| 2016-02-19 | Tyler | Texas | Express Employment Professionals | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| While attempting to unjam a milk carton from the blow mold machine, an employee's right index finger was amputated. | |||||
| 2015-12-04 | Tyler | Texas | Brookshires Grocery Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning the pipes on the ice cream machine when his right index finger was amputated by the pipe's metal paddle. The machine was not locked out at the time. | |||||
| 2015-11-22 | Tyler | Texas | Outback Steakhouse | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was repairing the roof's exhaust and got an index finger caught in the motor's belt resulting in amputation. | |||||
| 2015-10-26 | Tyler | Texas | East Texas Medical Center Emergency Medical Service | Jaw, chin | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving |
| An employee was hospitalized with a broken jaw after getting into a physical fight with a coworker. | |||||
| 2015-09-28 | Tyler | Texas | Brookshire Grocery Company | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was training a coworker on how to operate an electric pallet jack. The employee was struck by the pallet jack and sustained injuries to the left leg. | |||||
| 2015-07-07 | Tyler | Texas | Tyler Pipe | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| A employee was hospitalized for heat stress. | |||||
| 2015-05-12 | Tyler | Texas | S & S Roofing | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| While exiting the roof, an employee unhooked his fall arrest system. He slipped and fell approximately 12 feet onto the lower roof. | |||||
| 2015-01-23 | Tyler | Texas | Nations Renovations, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
| An employee operating a Skytrak aerial lift was seriously injured when the Skytrak fell on its side. | |||||
| 2015-01-05 | Tyler | Texas | Brookshire Grocery Company | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee who had just parked was walking through the parking lot toward the building when she slipped and fell on ice, fracturing two ankle bones. She was transported to the hospital and had surgery the same day. | |||||