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 swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. at T&C Construction, LTD in Spring, Texas

An employee was standing between two concrete forms. One of the forms was lifted and during the lift it shifted and struck the employee’s leg. The employee was hospitalized with injury to the ankle and knee.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at UNITED PARCEL SERVICE in Mesquite, Texas

An employee climbed on a conveyor to unjam a box. While dismounting the conveyor, he was flipped and then fell on his arm. He sustained broken bones in his right forearm.

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Report: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning at Suncoast Post Tension, Ltd. in Irving, Texas

An employee was troubleshooting a cutting machine. He lifted the pusher and the machine activated. The machine then struck and injured his right elbow.

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Report: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. at JOHNS MANVILLE in Cleburne, Texas

An employee was operating a forklift to stack insulation and attempted to reverse the forklift. The forklift contacted another roll of insulation, which fell on top of the forklift. The employee stepped out of the forklift to remove the insulation. The insulation then hit the ground and bounced, striking and breaking the employee’s left fibula.

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Report: Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident at Nature Nates in Mckinney, Texas

An employee was reversing a forklift into a parking spot when the employee became dizzy and lost control of the forklift. The employee collided with a rack and sustained a lower left leg fracture and laceration.

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Report: Exposure to environmental heat at Arkansas Glass Container Corporation in Jonesboro, Arkansas

An employee was supervising a shift starting at 5:30 PM and was also assisting in running the glass machines. Around 2:30 AM, the employee began to cramp up and went home. He was later hospitalized with heat exhaustion.

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Report: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment at Pavestone LLC in San Marcos, Texas

An employee was moving concrete barrier blocks when their pinky finger got caught between two blocks. The finger was fractured and required surgery.

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Report: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet at D&J Construction in Harrisonburg, Louisiana

An employee was preforming daily maintenance on an asphalt crusher when he lost his balance and fell approximately 8 feet to the ground, hitting his head. He was hospitalized.

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Report: Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway at Statewide Safety Systems in Winnsboro, Texas

An employee was on a truck picking up road cones when he fell off the back of the truck, suffering a broken ankle and head laceration.

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Report: Fall on same level due to slipping at Lone Star Bakery Inc. in San Antonio, Texas

An employee slipped and fell while entering a warehouse. The employee was hospitalized with a lower back injury.

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