DENTON, TEXAS—
ACME Brick Company
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at ACME Brick Company, 220 E. Daniels, DENTON, TEXAS 76205 on — Fractures , affecting the Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was picking up broken bricks from the floor to throw into a hopper. A forklift reversed, and its counterweight struck the employee. The employee suffered a broken left foot, as well as injuries to the leg and ankle, and was hospitalized.
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On July 2, 2025, an employee was walking to a building through a shed used to store dirt and went to climb a 45-inch pile of loose clay material when they tripped and fell forward. The employee sustained a dislocated right ankle, torn ligaments, a fractured tibia, and sprains to the right ankle and leg. The employee was hospitalized.
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ACME Brick Company
An employee was packaging brick. A brick broke from the bundle and became lodged between the conveyor rollers. The employee was removing the brick when the bundle of brick shifted forward, catching his left index finger between the bundle and the conveyor roller and resulting in a partial amputation to the fingertip.
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An employee was emptying a small hopper into a larger hopper. When they pulled the return latch to return the small hopper to its original position, the employee's finger was caught between the hopper and the latch, resulting in an amputation to the distal phalanx.
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An employee was packaging brick when a brick broke and became jammed between the back plate and the jig side. When the jig cycled, the broken brick caused the jig to buckle. As the employee was putting brick into the jig, his left wrist struck the outer side of the buckled jig, resulting in a contusion that required hospitalization.
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