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: Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet at TAS Commercial Concrete in San Marcos, Texas

An employee was pulling wire mesh into place on a roof deck when the employee fell 14 feet, 7 inches, through a cover-over hole to the concrete floor below. The employee suffered contusions and fractures to the right ankle, right thigh, and L4 vertebra.

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Report: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object at USPS in New Braunfels, Texas

An employee was unloading a large metal container that holds mail trays. She removed the netting from the front of the container to retrieve the trays and placed the netting on the ground. After retrieving the trays, she tripped on the netting and fell to the ground, landing on the trays she was carrying. She […]

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at England Products Company in Garland, Texas

A driver was on his trailer handling a tarp when he slipped and fell to the ground sustaining a head injury.

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Report: Multiple types of exertions and bodily reactions at Houston NFL Holdings, L.P. in Houston, Texas

An employee was practicing football when his foot became stuck in the ground, resulting in a dislocated/fractured right ankle.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Optum Services, Inc. in Houston, Texas

An employee was providing home health services to a patient when she missed a step and fell to a lower level. She sprained her right ankle and fractured her left patella.

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Report: Fall on same level due to slipping at H-E-B, LP in Houston, Texas

An employee was pulling a pallet of product in a walk-in freezer when he slipped on a substance and fell on the floor, fracturing his left hip.

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Report: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment at CC Forbes, LLC in Encinal, Texas

An employee was holding the guide wire rope of a rig that was being relocated. The employee walked into the loop of the guide wire over the base beam as a cable moved forward and was caught between the base beam and the loop of the wire, breaking the left lower leg.

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Report: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle at D&J Alexander Construction LP in Laredo, Texas

An employee was caught/struck by a backhoe bucket while attempting to open a storage container. The employee sustained injuries to both lower legs and was hospitalized.

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Report: Fall on same level, n.e.c. at Walmart Store 344 in El Campo, Texas

An employee lost her balance and fell backwards while putting back a hand-held basket. She injured her right hip.

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Report: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet at AMERICAN ROOFING & METAL CO., INC. in Boerne, Texas

An employee was climbing up a ladder when, at approximately 6 feet, the ladder slid sideways. The employee fell to the side, landed on his feet, and then fell backwards onto his back, fracturing vertebrae.

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