Atmos Energy Corporation

An employee was using a fixed ladder to access a gas meter located on the roof of a customer facility. While climbing, the ladder partially detached after an anchor came loose, causing the ladder to shift and pinch the employee's left hand against the building. The employee was hospitalized with an open tuft fracture and subsequent partial amputation to the distal ring finger.

An employee tripped on a curb and fell to the ground, injuring his left shoulder. He was hospitalized and had his shoulder replaced.

A contractor hired to replace an old pipeline damaged it with a backhoe and created a leak. There was a trench about 3 feet deep and 18 inches wide. The injured employee was on scene to evaluate the leak. He moved from one side of the trench to the other. The soil on the opposite side gave way and exposed a tree root; he hit his chin on that root. The employee broke two bones in his left leg about 2 inches from his ankle.

An employee was cleaning a cordless drill. As they applied brake fluid to the drill and pulled the trigger, the fluid ignited. The employee suffered burns to the face, hands, and arms.

An employee was welding on a rack when sparks ignited residual diesel on his pants. The employee sustained first-, second-, and third-degree burns.

An employee was spraying glue to the floor of an enclosed cargo trailer. The fumes made contact with the heater causing a flash fire. The employee suffered burns to their face and right hand.

An employee was replacing a valve in the gas line to the fryer. The shutoff valve malfunctioned resulting in a gas leak that then ignited. The employee sustained burns requiring hospitalization.

An employee was using a torch when a hole in the oxygen line leaked gas that then ignited. The employee sustained burns to the left palm and wrist.

An employee was unloading 10-foot sections of 6- to 8-inch pipe when their right ring finger was pinched between the pipe and pipe rack edge, resulting in a fingertip amputation at the first knuckle.

An employee was at a residential home to perform a gas houseline inspection after repairs. While using a flashlight to see, the employee walked into the laundry room and fell into a 2' x 2' access opening for a crawl space in the floor. A black rug was partially covering the opening. The employee fell approximately 40 inches into the crawl space. The employee sustained three fractured ribs on the left side, fluid on the left side of the lungs, and a bruised right knee.

Three employees were changing out a belt on a residual cooling fan when the injured employee's middle finger got caught between the belt and pulley. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.

On November 11, 2024, an employee was offloading polyethylene pipe from a truck. The pipe was being moved along free-spinning rollers. The employee's pants got caught on a roller causing them to trip and fall onto a pipe. The employee sustained a puncture wound to their leg requiring hospitalization.

An employee was working on a compressed natural gas trailer gauge when a pressure release struck the employee's chest and forced the employee into a cement post. The employee's back was fractured.

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 inspecting flares processes. The employee received burns to the front side of the body, face and arm from the flares.

An employee was removing plastic material from a production line when the machine cycled and amputated his left index, ring, and little fingers.

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.