OSHA Injury Reports

This OSHA Injury Report was compiled directly from data that is publicly available from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA Injury Reports can be helpful in understanding the types of workplace injury claims involving defective products or malfunctioning equipment in the workplace. 

The manufacturers of defective equipment or machinery resulting in a worker injury may be found to be negligent and liable for damages in a separate civil lawsuit. You may be able to recover damages on top of a workers’ comp claim if injured in a job accident caused, in part, by a third party. These third party personal injury cases should be given responsible legal guidance.

Trammell Piazza Law Firm claims no responsibility for any errors or inconsistencies in OSHA’s data.

Report: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified at Service Steel Warehouse Co., L.P. in Houston, Texas

An employee was loading steel beams when the load shifted and the steel landed on his legs and ankle. He suffered broken legs.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Lee Lewis Construction, Inc. in Dallas, Texas

Inside a building being renovated, an employee was working from a 12-foot A-frame stepladder while using a grinder to remove an air duct when the air duct swung down and struck the ladder. This caused the employee to fall to the concrete floor below, suffering a broken left pelvis/hip, left arm bone chip, and a […]

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Report: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids at Grimsley-Tucker Inc. in Seguin, Texas

Two employees were changing an expansion valve on an outdoor chiller unit. One employee was using a canister torch to sweat the piping and valve while the other was pulling on the pipe with a pair of pliers. When the connection came loose, excess fluid inside of the valve was ignited by the torch and […]

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Report: Bites and stings, unspecified at Kohls Department Stores in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

An employee was bitten by an unknown bug while moving fixtures and products for merchandise setting, requiring hospitalization.

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Report: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle at Brigad Energy Services, LLC in Mentone, Texas

Employees were rigging up a work-over rig. One of the rig wires caught on a 1-inch ball valve and the pressure from the rig rising caused the valve to be sent up as a projectile. It struck an employee on the right side of the face and forehead, fracturing his skull. He was hospitalized.

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Report: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified at Longview Bridge and Road, Ltd. in Nacogdoches, Texas

Three employees were disassembling a lattice boom crane. One of the employees took a pin out of the crane by hitting it with a sledgehammer. A section of the boom then struck the employee on his right side, fracturing his clavicle, ribs, and femur.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Ard Well Services, LLC in Dequincy, Louisiana

An employee was standing on the floor of a drilling rig while hooking up a Kelly hose to a pipe. The hose struck him below the left shoulder blade, and he rolled off the rig and fell to the ground. He suffered kidney trauma, broken ribs, and a liver laceration.

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Report: Exposure to environmental heat at American Bottling Company in Houston, Texas

An employee had completed his route of delivering beverages when he became ill, requiring hospitalization for heat exhaustion.

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Report: Explosion, unspecified at Texas Industrial Box Maintenance, Inc. in Channelview, Texas

An employee was removing water from a cleaning bay with a portable electric pump. An explosion occurred when the pump ignited flammable vapors, causing burns to the employee’s chest.

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Report: Vehicle or machinery fire at Archrock, Inc. in Westhoff, Texas

An employee was servicing a compression unit. When he began to shut the unit down, a flash fire occurred. He suffered primarily first- and second-degree burns. He was hospitalized.

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