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May 7, 2025 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Dal-Tile Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

2 techs installing rollers with a forklift. Tech1-aligning the roller while communicating to move the forklift. Using forks on the roller and the alignment tool, 1 of the forks slipped out of the roller crushing tech 1's right hand between the fork and the alignment tool. The Tech2 quickly moved the fork and assisted the first tech.

May 7, 2025 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dal-Tile Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Contract mechanic got a hand injured while replacing the track rollers on a Caterpillar 385c excavator.

October 17, 2022 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Dal-Tile Corporation · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee showed a threshold shift during annual audiometric testing.

October 17, 2022 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Dal-Tile Corporation · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee showed a threshold shift during annual audiometric testing.

February 21, 2020 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dal-Tile Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was taking a nut off a bolt on the left guard on Terex 11 with EE's left arm extended when something popped in EE's left shoulder. EE could not raise EE's left arm more than a few inches without pain. EE said the shoulder joint was tender to the touch.

July 8, 2019 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dal-Tile Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was crossing top of #0 tank and encountered a puddle of water and attempted to "long step" it when EE slipped and strained EE's lower back

February 21, 2019 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Dal-Tile Corporation · Struck by flying object

Employee was sprayed with talc in the eyes. Another employee turned on the #11 bagger without a bag on the spout and didn't notice ee standing behind self.

December 15, 2017 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dal-Tile Corporation · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was attempting to exit the operators chair on #9 bagger to put up more bags when shoelace got caught on a bar causing the employee to trip. EE tried to catch self with hands resulting in the injury.

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