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: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning at River City Recycling in San Antonio, Texas

An employee was trying to relieve the tension on a bailer wire channel. His hand was on the wire/channel when he turned the machine on. The wire then penetrated his left palm and came out the side of his wrist/forearm.

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Report: Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs at L3 Harris in Greenville, Texas

An employee was walking across a concrete parking lot. The employee tripped on a parking space curb, fell, and struck his face on the concrete, suffering a contusion and a broken nose. He was hospitalized.

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Report: Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet at Tip Top Sheet Metal Inc in Pearland, Texas

On August 30, 2019, four employees were working from the top of a commercial building, removing the old roof and installing a new roof. One of them fell through a flush-mounted fiberglass skylight, landing on the concrete floor about 12 feet below. He suffered major head trauma and was hospitalized. Fall protection was being worn, […]

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Report: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet at American Automobile Association in Bella Vista, Arkansas

An employee conducted a claims adjustment inspection on the roof of a 10-foot shed and was attempting to descend a ladder from the roof when the employee slipped off the ladder and fell 10 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken shoulder, three broken ribs, punctured lungs, a pulmonary embolism, and […]

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Report: Contact with hot objects or substances at Compass Group USA, Inc. in Russellville, Arkansas

An employee was emptying out a soup warmer well when she lost her grip and the hot soup spilled on her chest and stomach. She was hospitalized with burns to the chest and stomach.

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Report: Injured by physical contact with other person in sporting event or physical training at Houston NFL Holdings, L.P. in Houston, Texas

An employee was injured during a football game. The employee was running and was tackled from behind, suffering a broken right foot.

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Report: Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode at MIC Group in Brenham, Texas

An employee on a ladder twisted and aggravated a hernia.

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Report: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire at Smart Tires in El Paso, Texas

An employee was inflating a tire he had just mounted. It ruptured, causing severe injuries to both his arms.

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Report: Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway at U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Brownsville, Texas

An employee was riding in the cargo bed area of an ATV while completing an exercise when she fell off the ATV and hit her head on the pavement. She was hospitalized with a fracture at the temporal lobe and hemorrhage of the frontal lobe.

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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at Austin Contractor Services in Liberty Hill, Texas

An employee was installing insulation from a ladder. He fell from the ladder onto a handrail 4 feet below, suffering a broken rib.

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