Severe Workplace Injuries in San Marcos, Texas

Nov 14, 2025 · Epic Piping, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was lifting a 5-foot section of 36-inch pipe with an overhead crane. The pipe, once lifted, slipped from its nylon slings and slid into the employee's right arm. Its sharp edges lacerated the arm and he was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Struck by suspended or swinging objects (other) · Arm(s) · Manufacturing

Oct 19, 2025 · IT Service Point LLC Amputation

An employee was standing on an 8-foot A-frame ladder to pull multiple Category 6 cables for cameras. As he reached for the cabling, the ladder tipped over and he fell approximately 6 feet. The employee suffered a fractured left tibia just above his ankle, as well as multiple fractures in the ankle.

Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet · Ankle(s) and leg(s) (other) · Construction

Aug 28, 2025 · El Milagro of Texas, Inc. Hospitalized

Two employees were changing fuses for a fryer. The pump on the fryer was turned off, but the heat exchanger kept running. When the pump was turned back on, hot oil shot toward the filter. The filter box opened and sprayed the two injured employees with hot grease. The employees suffered burns to their backs, shoulders, and arms.

Contact with hot objects or substances · Trunk and other upper extremities · Manufacturing

Aug 9, 2025 · Tumlinson Electric Amputation

Employees were standing outside of a manhole and pulling a rope through an underground conduit using a telehandler. They were using mule tape tied to the electrical line at one end and the telehandler at the other. The employee noticed the mule tape was slipping off the forks of the telehandler and he grabbed it. The mule tape wrapped around his left index finger and constricted, resulting in amputation of the finger.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Other finger(s) (other) · Construction

Jul 28, 2025 · Weisman Equipment Company, Ltd Hospitalized

An employee was working under a pickup truck, changing out the shift linkage cable. The cable was being attached to the gear shift from within the cab. When the cable was pulled within the cab to connect it, the truck went into neutral and rolled over the employee's left shoulder. The employee suffered fractures to the left humerus, left shoulder blade, and left-side ribs, as well as severe contusions to the left shoulder.

Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery · Trunk and other upper extremities · Retail

Jun 24, 2025 · Corvac Composites, LLC. Hospitalized

An employee was removing burning material from a machine. While being used to extinguish a fire, the diffuser/horn of a fire extinguisher disconnected from the hose and the hose struck the employee's neck, back, side, and shoulder. The employee sustained a closed fracture of thyroid cartilage and a vertebral artery occlusion.

Vehicle or machinery fire · External and internal neck locations · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1842338

Jan 24, 2025 · Lowe North Construction Hospitalized

On January 24, 2025, an employee was working inside a trench adjusting conduit. The employee stumbled on the ground after exiting the trench and then rolled their left ankle, breaking it.

Slip, trip, stumble on same level without fall · Ankle(s) · Construction

Oct 16, 2024 · Dale Lowden Excavating LLC Hospitalized

On October 16, 2024, at approximately 11:00 a.m., an employee was working in a 6-foot-deep trench and cleaning an electrical conduit line with a shovel. As the employee was removing material from above the pipe, the west side of the trench collapsed and struck the employee in the lower back and torso, pinning him in the ditch. The employee was hospitalized with 12 fractured ribs and 4 fractured vertebrae in his lower back.

Collapse, engulfment open trench or excavation · Multiple trunk locations · Construction · OSHA inspection 1782547

May 21, 2024 · PROCO Roofing Hospitalized

An employee was checking for hail damage on a roof. He was ascending a ladder to the second-story roof when the ladder gave way and he fell, contacting the first-story roof and then falling to the ground. He sustained eight cracked ribs, a collapsed lung, a neck laceration, and a shoulder injury. He was hospitalized.

Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet · Multiple trunk locations · Construction

Feb 28, 2024 · Capital Precast Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was closing a concrete form, when their left index finger got crushed by the latch of the form causing a laceration on their left index finger and a shattered bone in their finger.

Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing

Oct 11, 2023 · Amazon Fulfillment Center Hospitalized

An employee attempted to move a new fire access gate located in the parking area when the gate fell onto the employee, resulting in a fractured sacrum that required hospitalization.

Struck by object or equipment · Sacral region · Transportation and warehousing

Jul 18, 2023 · Pavestone LLC Amputation

An employee was cleaning off a production board when his ring finger got caught between a production plate and a plate pusher. The finger was partially amputated.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing

Jul 8, 2023 · Critter Control Hospitalized

An employee was on a ladder conducting a pest control inspection on a single story home. The ladder slid out and the employee fell to the concrete about 7 feet below, suffering injuries to the ribs, pelvis, left leg, and lungs.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Multiple body parts (other) · Administrative, staffing and waste services · OSHA inspection 1682168

Feb 17, 2023 · M. A. Smith Contracting Company, Inc. Hospitalized

A crew was placing spacers on a new water pipe that was lifted on one end to help with the placement of the spacers. The strap began to twist and the pipe struck the employee's right foot, resulting in a laceration to the right big toe and a foot fracture. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld (other) · Foot (feet) (other) · Construction

Feb 10, 2023 · Webber, LLC. Hospitalized

An employee was on a row of box culverts clearing some material that was in front of the trench box spreader bars. The employee then crossed over the spreader bars while an excavator was pulling the slack out of the cables attached to each side of the trench box. The cables became taut and pulled the trench box forward, catching the injured employee's left foot between the top of the concrete box and the lower spreader bar. The spreader bar then slid on top of the injured employee's left foot, resulting in a left foot/toe injury that required surgery.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Multiple foot (feet) locations · Construction

Dec 3, 2022 · McCoys Building Supply Hospitalized

An employee was descending from an A-frame ladder and fell from the second or third rung of the ladder to the cement floor below. The employee was hospitalized with an injury to their upper leg.

Other fall to lower level · Thigh(s) · Retail

Oct 26, 2022 · Epic Piping, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was assisting a co-worker empty 55-gallon trash barrels into a self-dumping hopper on a forklift. As the injured employee reached to help empty the drum, the co-worker used the forklift to move the barrel. The drum shifted suddenly and pinched the injured employee's left thumb between the barrel and the hopper, resulting in a left thumb fracture at the first joint.

Pedestrian vehicular incident (other) · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing

Sep 6, 2022 · ABC Home & Commercial Services Hospitalized

An employee was stepping off a lawn mower to clear debris from under it. The mower moved forward and ran over the employee, injuring his left leg. The leg was broken and he was hospitalized.

Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle · Leg(s) · Administrative, staffing and waste services

May 15, 2022 · Walmart Supercenter Hospitalized

An employee was at the self-checkout heading toward the customer service area when she slipped, popped her knee, and hit her head as she fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a broken kneecap.

Fall on same level due to slipping · Knee(s) · Retail

Apr 11, 2022 · Amazon SAT2 Hospitalized

An employee was walking in an aisle and went between two pallets. The employee tripped and fell over the pallet to the floor, sustaining a fractured left hip.

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Hip(s) · Retail

Feb 4, 2022 · San Marcos Toyota Hospitalized

An employee was walking through a parking lot looking for a rental car for a customer. The employee walked down the parking lot steps and slipped on ice, causing him to fall backward and hit his head on the concrete steps. The employee sustained head, neck, and upper back bruising.

Other fall to lower level · Head, neck, and trunk · Retail

Nov 30, 2021 · Berry Aviation, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was working on a generator's carburetor. Fuel was spilled on the battery and ignited, resulting in burns to his hands and face.

Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids · Multiple body parts (other) · Transportation and warehousing

Oct 23, 2021 · San Marcos Treatment Center Amputation

An employee was talking to a patient when he slammed his bedroom door. The door caught the employee's right hand. The employee was hospitalized and her middle and ring fingers were amputated.

Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown (other) · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Health care and social assistance

Sep 24, 2021 · HEB Distribution Center Hospitalized

An employee was operating a stand-up forklift carrying a raised load. The forklift struck a structure above it in a warehouse. It fell over and landed on the employee, who suffered a laceration to an artery in the inner thigh.

Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle (other) · Thigh(s) · Transportation and warehousing

Jun 17, 2021 · Gunnarson Outdoor Advertising Hospitalized

An employee was taking pictures of a tree limb that had been obstructing a billboard when they fell to the ground, resulting in a back injury.

Other fall to lower level · Back, including spine, spinal cord · Professional and technical services

Jun 7, 2021 · Lundberg Masonry Hospitalized

An employee was cleaning out mud from a gas-powered masonry mixer. Once the mud was dislodged, the mixer's paddles began to move and caught his right arm. He suffered an injury to the forearm.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Forearm(s) · Construction

Jul 17, 2020 · Pavestone LLC Hospitalized

An employee was moving concrete barrier blocks when their pinky finger got caught between two blocks. The finger was fractured and required surgery.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing

Sep 19, 2019 · Sam's Club 4958 Hospitalized

An employee was cleaning a spill bucket at a fuel station. A truck struck her and threw her 8-10 feet. She suffered a head laceration, a broken collarbone, and a dislocated hip.

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area · Multiple body parts (other) · Retail

Sep 16, 2019 · Marco Tulio Ortiz Chacon Hospitalized

An employee was picking trash and throwing it out over a balcony railing when the railing gave out. The employee and the railing fell approximately 20 feet to the ground. He fractured his right wrist, forearm, and leg.

Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet · Upper and lower limb(s) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1431712

Aug 21, 2019 · TAS Commercial Concrete Hospitalized

An employee was pulling wire mesh into place on a roof deck when the employee fell 14 feet, 7 inches, through a cover-over hole to the concrete floor below. The employee suffered contusions and fractures to the right ankle, right thigh, and L4 vertebra.

Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet · Multiple body parts (other) · Construction