Struck by discharged object or substance · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Brock Services, LLC, Spur 119 North, BORGER, TEXAS 79007
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was adjusting the butterfly tip on an airless paint gun. The gun injected air and pressurized paint into the employee's left index finger, causing a laceration.
Hospitalized Other finger(s) n.e.c. Paint, lacquer, shellac, varnish
An employee was moving from a scaffold ladder to the scaffold platform when he fell to the ground 15 feet below. He suffered a broken right wrist and broken ribs.
An employee was descending a structural fixed ladder when the employee lost grip and fell approximately 10 feet to the lower level. The employee suffered fractures to the right and left ankles.
A Brock employee was installing insulation in or near the vent drum of an aerator when hot water condensate released out of a steam line directly above the employee. The employee sustained second degree burns and was hospitalized.
An employee was standing in an area where paint was stored, when a flash fire occurred. The employee suffered flash burns to her torso, arms, legs, and cheeks.
An employee was monitoring the loading of a railcar when he noticed a vent was leaking. He tried to close the secondary valve to isolate the leak. He put his safety harness on and pulled a probe up to close the valve and isolate the leak. When he pulled the probe up, he heard a pop. The vent hose blew off, spraying him with acetic acid. He suffered first and second degree burns to his lower legs and feet, requiring hospitalization.
An employee was working to assess the operation of a high-pressure water nozzle. The water system was activated and the employee was cut by high pressure water on his left hand where the palm meets the wrist. The employee was hospitalized.
On October 5, 2025, an employee was pulling a pressure washer hose when it it disconnected from the cooker. The employee was struck by jets of high-pressure water, resulting in lacerations to their left thigh requiring surgery. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was sandblasting paint from a water tower when the blasting media sprayed across their forearm, resulting in an elbow injury that required hospitalization.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 523930)
An employee exited the second-floor supply room, turned, and tripped on a chair in the hallway. The employee fell and was hospitalized with a pelvic fracture.
An employee was on scaffolding, paining the outside of a rental property. He fell from the scaffolding to the ground 12 feet below and suffered fractures to the right heel and a lower-back vertebra.
An employee was working inside a fan housing. The employee's right index finger brushed against a metal burr, and he got a metal sliver in the finger. The wound became infected and the employee was hospitalized.
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.