Wichita Falls Texas – Machine Injury & Accidents

In Wichita Falls, Texas, machinery accidents are more common than you may think. Many people don’t realize that there are many machinery companies located in Wichita Falls. This is because Wichita Falls is home to several large oil refineries as well as smaller manufacturers that produce a variety of machinery. The dangers of working with machinery are well known. In fact, the National Safety Council (NSC) reports that each year there are more than 100,000 injuries and almost 5,000 deaths due to machine accidents.

Manufacturing Companies

Wichita Falls is home to a few large manufacturing companies, which include Koch Industries, Lubrizol, and Texas Instruments. Additionally, the city is home to numerous smaller businesses that produce a wide variety of products and services. If you’re in the market for machinery or equipment, you’ll find plenty of options in Wichita Falls.

Machinery Accidents

Machinery accidents in Wichita Falls Texas are not uncommon. In fact, according to the National Safety Council, there are about 1,500 such incidents each year in the United States alone. Unfortunately, these accidents can lead to serious injuries or even death. If you or someone you know has been injured in a Wichita Falls Texas machinery accident, it is important to contact an experienced attorney as soon as possible. A lawyer can help you understand the complex legal process and protect your rights.

Here are recent recorded accidents in Wichita Falls Texas.

AccidentDate	Employer	City	State	Description	Injury	Body Part	Event	Injury Source	Other Injury Source
08/11/2021	Decker Electric, Inc.	Wichita	Ks	On November 8, 2021, an employee was transitioning from a mezzanine to a fixed ladder when he fell 10 feet from the top rung of the ladder to the concrete floor, resulting in lumbar fractures.	Fractures	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet	Ladders-fixed	Floor, n.e.c.
29/10/2021	Spirit Aerosystems Inc	Wichita	Ks	An employee was opening the doors to a compressor room. One of the doors stuck, and the employee fell out the opening while trying to move it. The employee's head struck the ground about 42 inches below, causing the employee to suffer a concussion.	Concussions	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet	Existing floor opening	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
07/10/2021	CVS	Wichita	Ks	An employee was confronting a suspected shoplifter in a store. The suspected shoplifter dragged the employee into the parking lot; the employee struck the ground and suffered a broken hip.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving	Assailant, suspect
05/10/2021	Robert J Dole VA Medical Center	Wichita	Ks	An employee tripped and fell down three steps, suffering a broken right ankle.	Fractures	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet	Stairs, steps	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
21/09/2021	Spirit Aerosystems, Inc.	Wichita	Ks	An employee was descending a 4-step platform after exiting a wing box. His shoe got caught on a step and he fell backward. His left wrist struck a structural anchor plate and was broken.	Fractures	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level	Scaffolds-staging	Nonclassifiable
07/09/2021	Lowes Home Improvement Store	Wichita	Ks	An employee was walking between two registers. As she stepped over a chain separating the register areas, her back foot caught the chain and she fell to the ground. She suffered a broken pelvis and was hospitalized.	Fractures	Pelvis	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object	Floor	Chains, n.e.c.
02/09/2021	Waste Management of Kansas Inc	Wichita	Ks	An employee was trying to push trash off the sill of a hopper. The cart tipper was activated, and as it rose it pinched the employee's left hand against the sill. The employee's little fingertip was amputated.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery	Nonclassifiable
26/08/2021	The Coleman Company, Inc.	Wichita	Ks	An employee was loading a die onto a press. While maneuvering it to see if it was loaded correctly, the employee slipped on some oil on the floor and braced herself by holding onto the die. The die fell off the press and onto her right foot, breaking it.	Fractures	Foot (feet)	Slip on substance without fall	Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker	Lubricating greases, cutting oils
12/08/2021	ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT, LLC	Wichita	Ks	An employee was climbing a tree with a rope and saddle when a knot tied to a carabiner slipped out and the employee fell approximately 16 feet to the ground, resulting in possible rib and vertebrae fractures.	Fractures	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet	Trees	Ground, n.e.c.
03/07/2021	Dondlinger Construction Company, Inc.	Wichita	Ks	An employee was stripping a concrete form when it fell on him. He suffered a cracked sternum and was hospitalized.	Fractures	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment	Structural elements
26/06/2021	Textron Aviation	Wichita	Ks	An employee was working to remove product from an 800-ton skin stretch. The employee lost his footing and fell approximately 15 feet from a platform into a safety net in the pit under the stretch operating area. The employee sustained a fracture to the C-7 vertebra.	Fractures	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet	Scaffolds-staging	Protective equipment, except clothing, n.e.c.
07/06/2021	Electron Inc	Wichita	Ks	An employee was pressing electronic boards to size from a long electronic board sheet. The employee's hand was caught in the power press's point of operation, which amputated the index and middle fingers and partially amputated the ring and little fingers.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Presses, except printing
24/05/2021	HOMEWOOD SUITES	Wichita	Ks	An employee was moving several boxes of floor tile that were in front of a 2x2 piece of granite countertop. When he moved the last box, the countertop tipped over and struck him on top of the head and caused a laceration.	Cuts, lacerations	Scalp	Struck by falling object or equipment	Counters, counter tops
27/04/2021	Spirit Aero System Inc.	Wichita	Ks	An employee was stepping down from a platform to the floor when they slipped and rolled their right ankle, resulting in a fracture.	Fractures	Ankle(s)	Slip without fall	Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
23/04/2021	Spirit Aerosystems Inc	Wichita	Ks	An employee was struck by a motor vehicle while walking in a facility. The employee was hospitalized.	Intracranial injuries	Brain	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area	Highway vehicle, motorized
07/04/2021	Textron Aviation	Wichita	Ks	While running wood through a jointer, an employee's right ring fingertip was partially amputated by the jointer's blade.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery
11/03/2021	Crown Lift Trucks	Wichita	Ks	An employee was removing a battery from a lift truck. While pushing the battery out of the truck, the top of the battery injured three fingers on her right hand.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment	Battery-vehicle
01/03/2021	Motion Industries, Inc.	Wichita	Ks	An employee was using a compressed air blower to clean up accumulated dust and was exposed to airborne contaminants at the facility. The employee experienced shortness of breath and was hospitalized.	Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode	Dirt particles and dust from dirt, debris
19/02/2021	Spirit Aerosystems, Inc.	Wichita	Ks	An employee fell on ice in a parking lot, suffering an ankle injury.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping	Parking lot	Ice, sleet, snow
12/02/2021	Mr Bult's Inc	Wichita	Ks	An employee was climbing inside of a truck cabin, slipped and fell, resulting in fractured vertebrae.	Fractures	Multiple back regions	Other fall to lower level	Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility	Ice, sleet, snow
10/02/2021	Whatburger	Wichita Falls	Tx	An employee was delivering a curbside order to a customer when he slipped and fell on the curb, fracturing his left ankle.	Fractures	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs	Curbs
01/02/2021	Tramco Inc	Wichita	Ks	An employee was unloading the paint line. Metal panel 1 was on a cart. Metal panel 2 was being lowered to release the hooks between the panels. The hooks twisted, became locked, and did not release, pushing panel 2 up and off the paint line hook. Panel 2 fell approximately 5 inches, amputating the employee's right-hand pinky fingertip.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part	Metal plates, metal panels	Painting, priming, metal coating machinery
01/02/2021	Pratt Industries	Wichita	Ks	The injured employee was manually moving a belt into position on a four belt gear pulley. The machine was locked out at the time. While walking belt #1 over onto the pulley where belt #2 had broken off, the injured employee had a co-worker manually rotate the shaft on the other side of the machine to help walk the belt into position. The injured employee was pulling up on the belt with his right hand and was using a screwdriver with his left hand to move the belt. The rotating shaft then reverse	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Machinery
18/09/2020	Western Industries Corporation	Wichita	Ks	An employee was cleaning a resaw machine and amputated their index fingertip. The index finger was also fractured.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Sawing machinery-stationary
14/09/2020	Southwestern Bell Telephone Company	Wichita	Ks	An employee was on a residential service call. While descending a ladder he fell and broke his leg. He also sustained a fractured vertebra.	Fractures	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level	Movable ladders	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
12/08/2020	FlightSafety Services Corporation	Wichita	Ks	An employee was descending the ladder of an elevated cargo loader when he slipped and fell, landing on the ground about 10 feet below. He suffered head and back injuries including fractured vertebrae, an acute subdural hematoma, and an intraparenchymal hematoma of the brain.	Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet	Airport utility vehicle-powered	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
07/08/2020	Spirit Aerosystems, Inc	Wichita	Ks	An employee was walking and tripped on the floor's transition strip. The employee fell to the ground and hit their head/face, suffering a concussion.	Concussions	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface	Floor irregularity
30/07/2020	B & B AIRPARTS, INC.	Wichita	Kansas	An employee was operating a hydraulic press brake when his right index fingertip was amputated by the machine.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Brake presses
25/07/2020	U.S. Postal Service	Wichita	Kansas	The injured employee had just completed a postal route and upon returning to the post office began displaying symptoms of heat-related illness. The employee was hospitalized.	Effects of heat and light	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat	Heat-environmental
10/07/2020	F.G. Haggerty Company, Inc.	Wichita Falls	Texas	An employee was using rigging to replace a manhole. The lifting jib fell into the hole, striking the employee in the abdomen.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment	Hoisting accessories
10/07/2020	Five Star Mechanical, Inc.	Wichita	Kansas	An employee was on the 7th rung of a step ladder performing sheet metal work. The employee fell off the ladder and suffered two broken feet, two fractured vertebrae, and a fractured pelvis (two places).	Fractures	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level	Step ladders	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
25/06/2020	Scales Concrete Construction Company, Inc.	Wichita Falls	Texas	An employee developed a headache and lightheadedness at about 2:00 p.m., then began vomiting. He went home and was hospitalized at 5:00 p.m., suffering from heat-related dehydration.	Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat	Heat-environmental
25/06/2020	Johnson Controls Inc	Wichita	Kansas	Two employees were preparing to install a new die in a press. One employee was pulling the spring block off the top of the die to accommodate the shut height of the brake press. When the employee got the bolts out of the block, the die hung up on the guide pins; as the employee worked the block loose, the die freed and came down on the stop block. The other employee's right middle finger was between the stop block and the top of the die, and the fingertip was amputated.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment	Dies, molds, patterns
22/06/2020	Cornejo & Sons LLC	Wichita	Kansas	An employee tripped on a water hose causing him to fall to the ground and break his hip.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces	Hoses
22/05/2020	Vitro Architectural Glass	Wichita Falls	Texas	An employee was walking near a steel platform performing maintenance when the wire ropes holding the platform snapped, causing the platform to strike the employee. The employee was hospitalized with two fractured ribs, a punctured lung, and a slight fracture to the spine.	Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by object or equipment	Scaffolds-staging
18/05/2020	Spirit Aerosystems, Inc.	Wichita	Kansas	While cleaning material with a power washer, an employee slipped on a wet surface and struck the edge of a press machine, suffering fractured ribs and contusions.	Fractures	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to slipping	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces	Liquids
08/05/2020	Episcopal Social Services	Wichita	Kansas	While walking through a doorway, an employee tripped over the threshold and fell to the ground, suffering a broken hip.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object	Floor	Doors, except garage and vehicle
13/04/2020	Sharp Iron Group, LLC	Wichita Falls	Texas	An employee was drilling holes in a part using a radial drill press. His left hand was entangled with the drill and injured, with partial amputations to multiple fingers.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Drills-stationary
07/04/2020	WRIGHT TREE SERVICE INC	Wichita	Kansas	An employee had been trimming a tree at a peak working height of approximately 40 feet. While descending the tree, the employee fell approximately 10 feet to the ground and sustained a fractured sternum.	Fractures	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet	Trees	Ground, n.e.c.
07/04/2020	GLOBE ENGINEERING COMPANY INC.	Wichita	Kansas	An employee was loading a tube into the collet of a bending machine when the grip closed on the employee's little finger, amputating the first joint.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Bending, crimping machines
09/03/2020	Ascension Medical Group Via Christi	Wichita	Kansas	Inside a dumpster, bleach and washer fluid had mixed, resulting in chloroform gas being generated and entering the building. An employee scheduling patients for medical services was overcome by the gas. The employee was hospitalized with lung and gastrointestinal illnesses.	Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode	Chlorine compounds
26/02/2020	Spirit Aero Systems Inc	Wichita	Kansas	An employee was transporting 50,000 lbs. of materials on a cart. The injured employee was standing nearby and the cart ran over their left foot resulting in five broken toes and abrasions.	Fractures	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by another person	Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
15/02/2020	Ferrellgas LP	Wichita	Kansas	An employee was making a propane delivery at a residential customer location. As he walked to the customer's door, he slipped on ice and fell resulting in a right leg and ankle fracture.	Fractures	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces	Ice, sleet, snow
14/02/2020	TECT HYPERVELOCITY INC.	Wichita	Kansas	A maintenance employee was troubleshooting a tool-changer on a horizontal mill. The tool changer cycled while the employee was inside the machine, striking the employee in the chest. The employee suffered a fractured sternum, two fractured ribs, and small fractures to two bones on the spine. The employee was hospitalized.	Fractures	Multiple trunk locations	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Milling machines
20/01/2020	Forever 21 Retail Inc.	Wichita	Kansas	An employee was helping a customer near the fitting room. While getting a dress for the customer, the employee slipped and fell to the floor. She sustained neck injuries and was hospitalized for surgery.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to slipping	Floor
13/01/2020	Buckley Roofing Co Inc.	Wichita	Kansas	An employee was atop a ladder when it slipped, causing him to fall 14 feet to the ground below. He suffered a left eye socket fracture and a laceration from below the left eye to the mouth area and was hospitalized.	Fractures	Eye(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet	Ladders
24/09/2019	Capps Manufacturing, Inc.	Wichita	Kansas	An employee was grinding a piece of metal on a bench grinder. His right hand was caught in the grinder and the thumb was amputated near the first joint.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Grinders, abraders
13/09/2019	Native American Enterprises LLC	Wichita	Kansas	An employee was trying to clear a meat grinder. The grinder amputated 1/8-inch of the employee's right index fingertip.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Meat grinders
01/09/2019	Costco Wholesale	Wichita	Kansas	An employee was in a scissor lift when his little finger was caught and injured. The finger was medically amputated.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects	Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
20/08/2019	Ascension Via Christi St Francis	Wichita	Kansas	An employee was walking into work when she slipped and fell on a rug. She fractured her proximal humeral head and required hospitalization and surgery.	Fractures	Upper arm(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping	Floor
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