Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet · Fractures and burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Team Industrial Services, Inc., 1147 Cantwell Lane, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78407
on — Fractures and burns, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was inspecting a facility's piping and fitting systems when a 3/4-inch pipe broke. He fell approximately 4 feet and fractured one of his shoulders. The hot steam from that broken pipe caused first and second degree burns to the front and back side of his legs.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Pressure lines, except hoses
More severe injuries at Team Industrial Services, Inc.
An employee was removing a plug from a 3-inch pipe located under a drum. As they loosened seals on the plug, they were sprayed with hot water, resulting in thermal burns to their right arm, right abdomen, right thigh, and left hand.
An employee was performing bolting activities with a wrench. The employee's left index finger was caught between the wrench and a flange, and the fingertip was partially amputated.
An employee was ascending a ladder and slipped and fell to the ground, striking his head and back. The employee sustained a skull fracture with internal bleeding, two fractured vertebrae, and a fractured rib.
An employee was overseeing the manufacturing and machining of a part. The employee went to point to a mark on the part when his glove became caught in the vertical milling machine, resulting in amputation of the distal phalanx of the left index finger.
An employee was using a two-step step stool to stock product on shelves. The stool collapsed and the employee fell to the ground sustaining a fractured femur.
An employee was walking around and closing up the office for the day. As he was on a table closing the blinds, the table collapsed, causing the employee to fall. He sustained a left kneecap fracture.
Employees were demobilizing a microtunneling operation from inside of a 42-foot shaft. They were standing on a 3-foot high pump stand to disconnect the pump when the pump dropped, and the stand gave way. This caused the employees to slide and fall to the ground. The injured employee fell on his left side, landing on an oil can with his co-worker landing on top of him. The injured employee was hospitalized for a rib fracture.
An employee was on a wood platform surrounding a containment wall to work on a transformer. While inspecting the equipment, the wood platform collapsed, causing the employee to fall approximately 4 feet. The employee's shoulder was fractured and required surgery.
An employee was standing on a baker's scaffold approximately 3 feet above finished floor to install equipment. While taking measurements, the locking pins came out on one end of the scaffold, causing the scaffold to collapse. The employee fell 3 feet and sustained a left ankle injury.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 541380)
An employee was operating a horizontal belt sanding machine that rotates a metal sanding belt. The employee switched hands while the belt transitioned from left to right. When the machine's speed was adjusted, the employee s left hand was pulled into the machine and crushed. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An X-ray machine had lost power and an employee went to replace the power supply. While replacing a cable on the power supply assembly, the employee's right hand contacted the grounding terminals coming out of the back of the power supply assembly and they received an electric shock. The employee was hospitalized.
On March 19, 2025, an employee was retrieving a medical specimen from the back of a vehicle. When he turned to enter the building, he either tripped over something or lost his footing and fell due to an incline in the pavement. The employee was hospitalized with a head abrasion and injuries to his right shoulder and right hip.
Employees were pulling a chemical sample from a device (sample port). The sample wouldn't come out because there were two samples in the port. The employees then turned off and deenergized the machine to 0 pounds per square inch. They unscrewed the top of the machine to retrieve the stuck samples when a small amount of pressure caused liquid to squirt out and onto one of the employee's face shields as the lid was removed. The employee was hospitalized due to chemical exposure.
An employee was walking around a boiler recovery tank when they stepped into an uncovered U-drain filled with hot water. The employee sustained second-degree burns to their right leg and the top of their foot.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.