Laredo, TX—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record
Laredo, TX
99 severe-injury reports between 2015-04-17 and 2025-10-02, 202 OSHA inspections, and 697 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Laredo, Texas.
Employers with the most severe injuries in Laredo
Example incidents
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Anderson Columbia Co., Inc.
A truck of asphalt binder was being unloaded. An employee was checking the transfer hose connection on the truck. The gasket on the hose blew out, causing the asphalt binder to shoot out and burn the employee's face, neck, and arms.
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Ryder Truck Rental
An employee was preparing to remove leaf spring bushings on the front drive axle of a tandem axle tractor. After raising the axle with a hydraulic jack, he placed two jack stands under the rear frame rails of the tractor and placed additional jack stands under the front drive axle. He then repositioned himself at the rear of the tractor where he reached for the release valve of the jack to begin lowering the axle (and frame) onto the jack stands. He was in a kneeling position while using his right hand to operate the release valve. His left hand was caught between the lowering frame rail and a jack stand. His left ring and middle fingertips were crushed, resulting in amputations.
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Cactus Drilling Company, LLC
A 5.5-inch production casing was being rolled. An employee was loading it onto a hydraulic catwalk when their left little fingertip was crushed between casing and the casing roller ramp. The fingertip was amputated behind the nailbed.
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AMERIGAS PROPANE GP, LLC
An employee had been refueling empty propane tanks at a site. He drove back to the bulk plant facility and began to feel ill. The employee sustained dehydration due to heat.
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Jamco International, Inc
An employee was fixing some merchandise from inside a container and sustained heat stroke. While under treatment at the hospital, the employee suffered a heart attack.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Laredo Convent Avenue Port of Entry
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer had been inspecting the trunk of a vehicle. He collapsed and lost vital signs due to possible fentanyl exposure. There were shards of glass found in the area the officer was inspecting that tested positive for traces of fentanyl and methamphetamines. The employee was hospitalized.
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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.