Sweetwater, TX

Employers with the most severe injuries in Sweetwater

Example incidents

• Ludlum Measurements Inc SWEETWATER, TEXAS · 2023-07-14 · Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker

  An employee was using a handheld, electric-powered sander to sand the edge off a 2x4 handheld sanding block to make it rounder. The sander caught the tip of his thumb, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

• United States Gypsum Co SWEETWATER, TEXAS · 2023-04-11 · Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area

  An employee was struck by forklift that was backing up resulting in a lower leg crush injury that required amputation midway between the knee and the ankle.

• Love's Travel Stop SWEETWATER, TEXAS · 2022-06-03 · Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway

  An employee was sitting in his car outside a shop. A tractor and trailer pulled out of the bay and turned, at which point the trailer struck the car on the driver's side. The employee's legs were caught between the door and the car, and both legs were broken.

• Georgia-Pacific Gypsum, LLC SWEETWATER, TEXAS · 2019-02-15 · Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

  An employee was cleaning out a machine when an edge pusher activated, catching the employee's right index finger and amputating the tip. A different part of the machine was locked out at the time of the incident.

• Basic Energy Services SWEETWATER, TEXAS · 2017-09-22 · Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified

  An employee was conducting well-servicing operations when a hammer union came apart and fell, striking and lacerating the employee's head.

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