Irving Texas – Machine Injury & Accidents

Irving Texas is a city of approximately 229,000 people located in north central Dallas County. The city has a population density of 1,080 people per square mile, making it one of the most densely populated cities in the United States. There are an estimated 1,500 businesses in Irving and over 50,000 employees.

Irving is known for having a high number of machinery accidents. This is because Irving is home to many large industrial plants which often use heavy machinery that can cause significant damage if it’s not properly operated. To reduce the chances of experiencing a machinery accident, make sure to read the safety instructions carefully and follow them closely. Also, stay alert while working around these devices and avoid getting too close to them. If you do experience a machinery accident, contact an experienced lawyer as soon as possible to get legal advice on what steps to take next.

Manufacturing Companies

Manufacturing companies located in Irving Texas include

Exxon Mobil Corporation
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Celanese Corporation
Celanese Americas LLC
CNA Holdings LLC
Commercial Metals Company
The Michaels Companies Inc

Lehigh Hanson, Inc.
Luminant Generation Company LLC
Darling Ingredients Inc.
Flowserve Corporation
Gruma Corporation
Forterra, Inc.
Forterra Pipe & Precast, LLC

Machinery Accidents

Irving Texas machinery accidents can be very serious and often result in injuries. If you or a loved one has been injured in an Irving Texas machinery accident, you may be entitled to compensation. Below are some examples of Irving Texas machinery accidents that have resulted in serious injuries. If you have been in a machinery accident and suffered injuries, contact an Irving accident lawyer as soon as possible. A lawyer can help you protect your rights and negotiate a fair settlement with the other party.

Below are some examples of Irving Texas accidents that have resulted in injuries:

AccidentDate	Employer	City	State	Description	Injury	Body Part	Event	Injury Source	Other Injury Source
09/11/2021	Hello Fresh	Irving	Tx	An employee was operating an electric stand up pallet jack to move material. A pallet, weighing approximately 90 lbs., fell from the fourth tier of a shelving system and struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized for bruises and contusions.	Bruises, contusions	Nonclassifiable	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.	Skids, pallets	Shelves, shelving
05/10/2021	VCA Metroplex Animal Hospital	Irving	Tx	An employee was examining a cat when the cat bit their left hand.	Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds	Hand(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous	Cats, felines-domestic
13/09/2021	Manhattan Construction Company	Irving	Tx	An employee was setting a concrete form when the form pinched and amputated their right index finger.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Structural elements
19/08/2021	Mc Cormick & Co Inc	Irving	Tx	An employee was servicing an auto filler packaging machine when a belt and pulley caught his fingertip. His right index and middle fingertips were amputated.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Bottling, canning, filling machinery
17/08/2021	Owens Corning Irving Roofing Plant	Irving	Tx	An employee was driving a forklift, moving pallets of finished product. He smelled something burning or melting and got out of the forklift. He traced a trail of antifreeze to the back of the vehicle; steam then shot out of the back of the vehicle. The employee sustained second-degree burns.	Second degree heat (thermal) burns	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances	Antifreeze	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
02/07/2021	YRC Freight	Irving	Tx	An employee was struck by a customer's forklift while delivering freight, resulting in broken bones in both feet.	Fractures	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
11/06/2021	Darden	Irving	Tx	While walking up steps in the dishwashing area, an employee tripped over a step and fell to the floor sustaining a fractured hip.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs	Stairs, steps-indoors
21/04/2021	TAS Commercial Concrete LLC	Irving	Tx	An employee was standing next to a work site entrance. A truck ran over a 10-pound rock, which was pinched between the pavement and the truck's tire, then launched toward the employee. The rock struck his left shin, breaking the tibia.	Fractures	Lower leg(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance	Rocks, crushed stone	Dump truck
08/03/2021	TX Red One Network Solutions	Irving	Tx	An employee was on the fifth step of an A-frame ladder, installing J-hooks. He fell and suffered a head injury. He was hospitalized.	Intracranial injuries	Brain	Other fall to lower level	Step ladders	Nonclassifiable
14/02/2021	Dallas Trailer Repair Company	Irving	Tx	An employee was jacking up a trailer to change the tires. The jack shot out from under the trailer and struck the employee in the face, causing multiple fractures and damage to the right eye.	Fractures	Face	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle	Jacks
19/10/2020	Facilitech Inc.	Irving	Tx	An employee was using a forklift to pull a customer's order. The employee fell from the forklift onto the concrete floor.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Head	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
10/10/2020	UPS Freight	Irving	Tx	An employee was hooking up a trailer and was crushed between a jockey truck and trailer. The employee was hospitalized for crushed ribs.	Crushing injuries	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area	Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c	Trailers
18/07/2020	Suncoast Post Tension, Ltd.	Irving	Texas	An employee was troubleshooting a cutting machine. He lifted the pusher and the machine activated. The machine then struck and injured his right elbow.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Elbow(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery
10/07/2020	WESCO Distribution	Irving	Texas	An employee was working to free a stuck overhead door. While trying to get a roller back into the track, a bottom plate which was under tension, came loose, and sprung up striking the employee in the forehead. The employee sustained a forehead laceration and possible skull fracture in the frontal lobe area.	Fractures	Skull	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle	Garage doors
10/06/2020	Trinity Drywall & Plastering Systems	Irving	Texas	An employee was taking measurements when an access door shut on their finger amputating the right middle fingertip.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate	Doors, except garage and vehicle
16/05/2020	The Kroger Company	Irving	Texas	An employee was cutting meat on a meat saw. He slipped on a piece of fat on the ground and fell; his right middle finger came into contact with the blade and he suffered a partial fingertip amputation.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment	Butchering machinery
06/05/2020	LMMM DALLAS #26, LTD.	Irving	Texas	An employee was cutting a piece of frozen meat with a band saw when his hand slipped and the blade cut his right little finger, causing a displaced fracture of the distal phalanx.	Fractures	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment	Butchering machinery
01/05/2020	Johnson Controls Inc.	Irving	Texas	An employee was trying to raise a trailer's lift gate. The gate was lowered and crushed the employee's right middle finger. The fingertip was medically amputated at the first knuckle on May 2, 2020.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects	Trailers
28/04/2020	Herzog Contracting Corp.	Irving	Texas	An employee was performing maintenance on a tie jig (equipment that grabs railroad ties) which was connected to the bucket of an excavator. After performing some repairs underneath the tie jig, the employee crawled underneath the other side of the tie jig to make a final repair and was crushed by the tie jig. The employee was hospitalized with a broken sternum and broken ribs.	Fractures	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport	Excavating machinery
01/04/2020	SAI Construction	Irving	Texas	Two employees were digging and dewatering an excavation when one of them came into contact with a live underground power line. One employee suffered an electric shock and left hand burns; the other was also shocked. Both employees were hospitalized.	Electrical burns	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts	Power lines, transformers, convertors
14/02/2020	Abbot Diagnostics	Irving	Texas	An employee was working inside of the air handling unit and was working on the fan blade belt and pulley system. The employee rotated the fan blade pulley belt and amputated a finger between the fan blade and belt system. The air handling unit was not locked out/tagged out at the time of the incident.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances
24/09/2019	NCH Corporation	Irving	Texas	An employee was working in a grease manufacturing area. The employee became nauseated, suffering lightheadedness and leg cramping. He was hospitalized for dehydration.	Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat	Heat-environmental
24/08/2019	Crescent Constructors Inc.	Irving	Texas	An employee was helping to disassemble a scaffold when the employee fell 13 feet through a board that gave way, suffering rib and back injuries.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Multiple trunk locations	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet	Floor	Nonclassifiable
14/06/2019	One Feather Pallet	Irving	New York	An employee was using a trim saw machine to trim boards. While he was clearing clippings from the machine, the saw amputated his right ring fingertip.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment	Sawing machinery-stationary
11/06/2019	American Bottling Company	Irving	Texas	An employee was walking across a bulk dock when she was struck by the forks of a passing forklift. She broke her left ankle and foot.	Fractures	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
28/05/2019	Delta Steel Technologies	Irving	Texas	An employee was welding two steel plates when one fell from its lifting device and struck his leg, causing multiple fractures.	Fractures	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part	Metal plates, metal panels
01/05/2019	Brakebush Irvin, Inc.	Irving	Texas	An employee was checking the cat pump for pressure loss. When he removed his hand it was sucked down and his middle finger was amputated. The machine was unguarded at the time.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.	Pumps
26/04/2019	United Rentals, Inc.	Irving	Texas	Two employees were troubleshooting the sensor on a skid steer unit. The unit started and an engine component partially amputated an employee's right index finger.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
04/04/2019	Dallas Trailer Repair Company	Irving	Texas	An employee was moving a 300-pound piece of sheet metal from its stored position to the shear to cut it to size. The sheet metal fell onto the employee's steel-toe boots. The employee's right foot was punctured by a corner of the metal and several bones in the foot were broken.	Fractures	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment	Metal plates, metal panels
21/03/2019	Auto-Chlor Services LLC	Irving	Texas	An employee felt abdominal pain while getting out of his truck. He was hospitalized, having suffered a hernia.	Hernias due to traumatic incidents	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Boarding, alighting-excluding slip, trip, fall-single episode	Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker	Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility
12/03/2019	Bestmark National LLC	Irvington	New Jersey	An employee was cutting baseboard with a chop saw and amputated a finger.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment	Sawing machinery-stationary
21/02/2019	Fastening Solutions, Inc.	Irving	Texas	While stepping out of a company van, an employee slipped and fell to the ground, suffering a broken hip or upper leg. The employee was hospitalized.	Fractures	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet	Passenger van	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
20/02/2019	ThyssenKrupp Elevator Corporation	Irving	Texas	An employee suffered a laceration to the right leg on top of an elevator that was being serviced. The laceration required surgery.	Cuts, lacerations	Leg(s)	Contact with objects and equipment	Elevators
13/02/2019	Wyndham Hotels and Resorts	Irving	Texas	An employee tripped on a carpet and fell, suffering a torn right anterior cruciate ligament.	Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping	Floor
12/02/2019	AMERICAN AIRLINES	Irving	Texas	An employee fell on the stairs and broke her left leg.	Fractures	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping	Stairs, steps
12/02/2019	FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.	Irving	Texas	An employee was loading packages onto a van. He turned around and was walking on the concrete floor when plastic from pallets he had straightened up caught his legs, causing him to trip and fall to the ground. He suffered a broken left hip.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object	Floor	Plastic wrap
05/02/2019	The Brandt Companies, LLC	Irving	Texas	An employee was using a chain hoist to position a pipe to be welded when the chain caught a valve on the existing pipe and opened the valve, releasing hot water on the employee. He suffered burns to the right arm (from his forearm to his bicep) and right torso (from the ribs to the stomach).	Heat (thermal) burns	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances	Water
01/02/2019	Webber, LLC	Irving	Texas	An employee was troubleshooting a paving machine. He was cleaning the grease on the sprocket using a rag wrapped around his finger. The sprocket was running at the time and caught his hand and amputated the left middle finger.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Asphalt and concrete paving machines, pavers	Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
22/01/2019	ELITE FPS, L.L.C.	Irving	Texas	An employee was walking from a general contractor's trailer to a work area, near a temporary roadway that was being used to bring heavy equipment to the construction site. The employee was struck by a trailer, suffering two broken legs.	Fractures	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area	Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
17/01/2019	Austin Road & Bridge	Irving	Texas	A leg from a concrete paver had been removed at the job site and transported to the yard by a material loader. A mechanic truck was used to lift the leg off the loader and place it on the ground. Once on the ground, the leg shifted and the employee was pinned between the leg and a low-boy trailer in the chest and right shoulder area. The employee sustained three broken vertebrae.	Fractures	Nonclassifiable	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Vehicle and mobile equipment parts	Trailers
10/09/2018	McKinney Trailer Rentals	Irving	Texas	An employee was on a hydraulic tank attached to the back of a truck. He slipped on hydraulic residue and fell from the tank, suffering a punctured spleen, bruised rib, and collapsed lung.	Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level	Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility	Lubricating greases, cutting oils
01/08/2018	Owens Corning Roofing and Asphalt LLC	Irving	Texas	An employee was cleaning a lab when he attempted to grab what he thought was an empty black container. The container had hot asphalt in it and caused the employee to jerk back. As he jerked back, the hot asphalt dripped down his left hand, causing second degree burns to his fingers and palm.	Second degree heat (thermal) burns	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances	Paving asphalt, asphaltic cement
21/05/2018	King of Texas Roofing Company, LP	Irving	Texas	An employee was sweeping debris from a roof when the employee stepped into an 18-inch by 18-inch hole that was covered with an unsecured piece of metal before falling 14 more feet to the concrete below. The employee suffered a broken right elbow and right wrist.	Fractures	Wrist(s) and elbow(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet	Existing roof openings, other than skylights	Floor, n.e.c.
11/05/2018	Pannell Industries, Inc.	Irving	Texas	An employee climbed onto a sweeper truck to replace the lid on the water tank. The employee slipped on the wet surface and fell approximately 4 feet to the ground, suffering a spinal fracture.	Fractures	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet	Street sweeping and cleaning machinery	Water
05/05/2018	American Bottling Company	Irving	Texas	An employee's hand was on a dock lever as it was rising when his left middle finger became caught in the lever, resulting in an amputation.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
24/04/2018	LightPath Technologies, Inc.	Irvington	New York	An employee was testing a machine to ensure it was not leaking when water sprayed from the machine, which had an electrical current running through it, and onto the employee's left hand. The employee received an electrical shock.	Electrocutions, electric shocks	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity	Pressurized water-blast	Power lines, transformers, convertors
20/03/2018	Panther City Iron Works, Inc.	Irving	Texas	An employee was standing and welding in a scissor lift that was approximately 11'-8" above the finished concrete floor when his clothes ignited and he tried to remove them. He then tried to dismount the scissor lift through the chain gate on the rear of the lift. He attempted to step down the scissor supports of the lift but lost his grip and fell to the ground. He landed on his left wrist and left side. He suffered burns and a broken wrist, requiring hospitalization.	Fractures and burns	Multiple body parts	Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source	Clothing	Welding, cutting, and blow torches
02/03/2018	Brakebush Brothers, Inc.	Irving	Texas	An employee was working on a chicken processing line and cleaning chicken from a motor box when his gloved hand was pulled into a gear shaft, resulting in a fingertip amputation.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Butchering machinery
16/02/2018	SCG Mechanical	Irving	Texas	At approximately 10:30 AM on 02/16/2018, an employee was working with a crew of pipe fitters and plumbers, moving a long steel pipe into position in a designated area. The crew was using a portable lift to move the pipe onto cricket. The pipe spun and struck the employee's left foot resulting in a partial amputation.	Amputations	Foot (feet)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.	Overhead hoists
07/02/2018	Christus Health	Irving	Texas	An employee was walking to the car, tripped over a sidewalk curb and fell fracturing the left wrist.	Fractures	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs	Curbs
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