Point Comfort, TX—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record
Point Comfort, TX
28 severe-injury reports between 2015-01-15 and 2025-05-09, 73 OSHA inspections, and 1 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Point Comfort, Texas.
Employers with the most severe injuries in Point Comfort
Example incidents
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Formosa Plastics Corporation - Texas
Two employees were removing a discharge hose on a portable pump. A 50% caustic solution sprayed onto the employees, one of whom suffered burns to the eyes as well as an abrasion to the side of the body where the hose struck them. The employee was hospitalized.
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HPC Industrial Services, LLC
An employee was hydro-blasting the walls inside a tank to remove polymer buildup. The weep hole on the inlet fitting of the hydro-blasting shotgun leaked, causing a high-pressure water injection to the employee's abdomen. The employee was hospitalized with an internal injury requiring surgery.
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Marquis Construction Services, LLC
An employee was removing a handrail system when they stepped back into a hole that contained hot liquid. The employee was hospitalized with second-degree burns to the right lower leg and spots on the right upper leg.
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Formosa Plastics Corporation, Texas
An employee stepped on a piece of plywood used to cover a ground level opening containing hot water and vapors from a sump pump. The plywood failed and the employee fell into the opening approximately 3 feet resulting in second and third degree burns to the lower legs.
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Civil Mechanical, Inc.
A crew was replacing bearings and belts on a blower motor. Three belts on the shaft had been removed. An employee was reinstalling the belts between the motor and the blower when his right middle finger was caught between the belt and the pulley. The fingertip was amputated.
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Miller ME
An employee was cleaning sludge from a tank when they received chemical burns on 30 percent of their body from exposure to ethylene dichloride (EDC), as well as suffering kidney failure and vomiting.
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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.