Decatur, TX—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record

Decatur, TX

23 severe-injury reports between 2015-04-27 and 2025-08-01, 38 OSHA inspections, and 187 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Decatur, Texas.

23Severe injuries

21Hospitalizations

38OSHA inspections

187Injury filings

Employers with the most severe injuries in Decatur

# Employer Severe-injury reports

1 FX5 Construction 3 2 Poco Graphite, Inc. 2 3 Wise Electric Cooperative 2 4 Wise Pole Line 2 5 Basic Energy Services 1 6 Bobby Fritz Welding 1 7 Cardinal Paint and Powder 1 8 Choctaw Erectors Inc. 1 9 Frazier Industrial Company 1 10 GDI Transport, LLC 1

Example incidents

Cardinal Paint and Powder DECATUR, TEXAS · 2025-08-01 · Struck by falling object unspecified
An employee was cleaning a rotor plate in the sound room. A ventilation pipe was pushed through an opening in a wall while equipment was being reassembled after cleaning. The employee was struck by the falling pipe (14 inches long, 10-inch diameter) and sustained a severe laceration to the right hand, a fractured finger, and a lacerated tendon. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
Imperial Manufacturing Group DECATUR, TEXAS · 2025-05-06 · Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
On May 6, 2025, at approximately 10:30 AM, an employee was operating a brake press when his right index finger was caught between the part he was working on and the brake bend bar. The employee sustained an amputation of the nail of the finger and tissue from the distal joint to the fingertip. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
FX5 Construction DECATUR, TEXAS · 2025-03-17 · Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c.
On 3/17/2025, at 10:10 AM, two power poles were being framed at the same time on the back of a trailer. The injured employee reached to the other side of his pole to hold a nut for a bolt that was being pushed through. The employee on the other pole was drilling through his pole. The drill bit pushed through and contacted the injured employee's left little finger. The drill bit punctured the fingernail, causing a laceration and fracture.
Juan Ayala DECATUR, TEXAS · 2025-02-24 · Indirect exposure to electricity greater than 220 volts
While performing construction operations, employees were utilizing a boom lift to lower a pump jack scaffold. The boom lift shifted and the pump jack scaffold came into contact with adjacent power lines. Two employees working at ground level were holding onto the pump jack and were shocked by the electricity. Both employees were hospitalized.
Lumin8 Transportation Technologies DECATUR, TEXAS · 2025-01-16 · Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c.
An employee was working in a ditch while a mini excavator was digging in front of them. Teeth on the excavator bucket struck the employee's left foot, resulting in a fracture.
FX5 Construction DECATUR, TEXAS · 2024-10-08 · Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
An employee was drilling a screw into wood. A metal particle entered the employee's eye, injuring it.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.