Severe Workplace Injuries in Brownwood, Texas
Employers in Brownwood reported 20 severe work injuries to OSHA from 2015 through November 2025: 11 workers hospitalized and 12 amputations (60% of reports). Manufacturing accounts for the most reports. OSHA opened an inspection after 2 of them.
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OSHA inspections in Brownwood since 2015
Workplace safety inspectors opened 11 inspections at Brownwood workplaces, and 6 of them (55%) ended with at least one violation. Inspectors cited 11 serious, 0 willful and 0 repeat violations, with current penalties totaling $36,721.
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Recent inspections with penalties
| Employer | Violations | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| Heart Of Texas Granite & Marble (complaint, details) | 4 (3 serious+) | $6,083 |
| Heart Of Texas Granite & Marble (planned, details) | 3 (2 serious+) | $5,843 |
| Sawyer Industries (complaint, details) | 5 | $16,298 |
| Superior Essex (referral, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $3,780 |
| Superior Essex Communications LP (referral, details) | 2 (1 serious+) | $1,917 |
| Kjd Enterprises (complaint, details) | 4 (4 serious+) | $2,800 |
Penalties as currently recorded by OSHA; they can drop after settlement or contest. Inspection data covers federal OSHA inspections and state-run safety program inspections reported to OSHA.
Most recent reports
The 20 newest severe injury reports from Brownwood employers, as OSHA published them.
Nov 13, 2025 · DanHil Containers Amputation
An employee was setting up a press for a production run. While adjusting the pull collars, the employee's left thumb tip was crushed between them, resulting in a partial amputation of their left thumb tip.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing
Aug 28, 2025 · SUPERIOR ESSEX Amputation
At 5:40 p.m. on August 28, 2025, an employee was traversing cable onto a reel when the line sped up. The cable caught his glove and pulled his left ring finger onto the spool, causing a partial amputation to the finger.
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing
May 20, 2024 · Kohler Hospitalized
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift as part of hands-on training and the forklift struck storage racks. Their left foot was fractured and the employee was hospitalized.
Collision with stationary object, nonroadway · Foot (feet), toe(s) · Manufacturing
Mar 29, 2024 · Kohler Amputation
An employee was jacking up a kiln car to replace a damaged wheel when it rolled backward and fell off the jack, amputating their left thumb to the first knuckle.
Struck by other falling object (other) · Thumb(s) · Manufacturing
Sep 20, 2021 · Kohler Company Hospitalized
An employee was installing a safety emergency horn when he was shocked and fell from the second rung of a 4-foot fiberglass ladder. The employee sustained a fractured left arm.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Arm(s) · Manufacturing
Dec 10, 2020 · SUPERIOR ESSEX Amputation
An employee was cleaning a hopper when an extruding screw caught the tip of his right index finger. The fingertip was amputated.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing
Aug 5, 2020 · 3M Company Hospitalized
Two employees were lowering a large roll using a hoist. One employee's hand was caught between the roll's steel core and a storage rack, causing a thumb injury with exposed tissue.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing
Apr 16, 2020 · SUPERIOR ESSEX Amputation
An employee was repositioning the print tape that prints labeling on a cable. The tape stuck to his finger when he tried to position it on the cable, causing his finger to get caught between the print wheel and the cable resulting in an amputation injury.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing
Apr 1, 2020 · SUPERIOR ESSEX Amputation
An employee was attempting to load a reel in a machine. While he was lining up the reel with the pintle and operating the controls with his left hand, the reel shifted and smashed his right-hand fingers between the reel and the pintle. His right index fingertip was amputated as a result.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing
Oct 17, 2019 · Kohler Company Amputation
An employee was aligning a mold with his finger using a hydraulic jack trolley when the valve power brake was pressed which lowered the valve onto the employee's middle finger and amputated the fingertip below the nail.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing
Sep 21, 2019 · Kohler Hospitalized
An employee was cutting bands on a pallet when he tripped and fell, breaking his right hip.
Fall on same level due to tripping · Hip(s) · Manufacturing
Feb 27, 2019 · Sawyer Oilfield Products, LLC Hospitalized
An employee used the mandrel as a lift onto the catwalk. The employee missed the catwalk and rode the mandrel all the way around to the other side, striking his head on the steel beam at the bottom of the mandrel assembly. The employee suffered a skull fracture.
Caught in running equipment or machinery (other) · Skull · Manufacturing
Dec 8, 2018 · Kohler Amputation
Two employees used lock out/tag out (LOTO) procedures to change carrier chains. The chains became stuck. When one employee tried to release the chains, stored pneumatic energy was released catching the employee's right ring finger and crushing it to the first knuckle resulting in a partial amputation.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing
Feb 3, 2018 · 3M Company Amputation
An employee's finger was pulled into a laminator while changing a roll. The employee's fingertip was caught and amputated between the web and guard, causing the machine to shut down.
Caught in running equipment or machinery · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing
Aug 8, 2016 · 3M Amputation
An employee was working behind a piece of equipment when he tripped and fell into a belt and pulley, amputating his left index and middle fingers up to the first joint.
Fall on same level due to tripping · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing
Apr 1, 2016 · Heart of Texas Mechanical Contracting Hospitalized
An employee was working under the hood of a truck when the hood fell and dislocated a shelf on the wall. The shelf struck and punctured the employee's lower back.
Struck by falling object or equipment (other) · Lumbar region · Professional and technical services
Mar 10, 2016 · Superior Essex Amputation
An employee's thumb was partially amputated while performing maintenance on a primary machine. Four of the employee's fingers were caught in a belt and pulley.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1133569
Sep 15, 2015 · Home Depot Hospitalized
An employee was standing on a nine foot step ladder stocking merchandise. She lost her balance and fell backwards hitting her head on the concrete floor.
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Brain · Retail
Jun 21, 2015 · KOHLER COMPANY Hospitalized
An employee was walking around the laser control when he tripped on the corner of the pallet and fractured his hip, requiring hospitalization.
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Hip(s) · Manufacturing
May 3, 2015 · Superior Essex Communications LP Amputation
An employee was working on the buffering lines running a cable. The jacket came off while he was trying to restring the machine. He pulled the yarn and the dance arm became loose pulling the yarn and causing it to tighten. The yarn tightened around his right middle finger causing an above the bone amputation.
Entangled in other object or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1064112
After a workplace injury in Texas
Most work injuries are handled through workers' compensation, which pays medical bills and part of lost wages whether or not anyone was at fault, and usually rules out suing the employer. A separate claim may be possible against someone else, such as an equipment maker or another company on the site. Reporting deadlines are short, so tell your employer about an injury right away.
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Source: OSHA's Severe Injury Reports, 2015 through November 2025 (loaded November 9, 2026). Employers must report any work-related amputation, loss of an eye or in-patient hospitalization to OSHA within 24 hours. Employer names, addresses and incident descriptions are as OSHA publishes them. A report records an injury, not a finding that the employer broke a rule; OSHA opens an inspection for some reports. The data covers workplaces under federal OSHA. States that run their own OSHA program (such as California, Washington, Michigan, North Carolina and Virginia) are mostly missing, and work-related deaths are reported separately.
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