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: Overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified at AT&T Services Inc. in Keithville, Louisiana

An employee was working from a telephone pole to provide service to a residence when he felt a sharp pain in his back. He was hospitalized with a bulging disk.

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Report: Exposure to environmental heat at GARRETT EXCAVATING, INC. in Sheridan, Arkansas

An employee was building manhole tops at a construction worksite. After work, the employee was hospitalized for heat stress and dehydration.

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Report: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment at Memco Staffing (Thomas Grace - Prime Contractor) in Houston, Texas

An employee was standing up while riding on the back of a scissor lift. The employee was crushed between the scissor lift’s rail and an exterior metal door frame, resulting in broken ribs and blood in the lungs.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at INGRAM READYMIX in Missouri City, Texas

An employee was getting off the truck after washing it down. The employee fell to the concrete ground and landed on his right knee, sustaining a knee injury.

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Report: Exposure to environmental heat at JMS Russel Metals Corp. in Blytheville, Arkansas

An employee had been sitting idle in an air conditioned 18-wheeler and then came into the office with symptoms of lightheadedness, dizziness, and slightly elevated blood pressure. The employee was hospitalized due to heat stress (dehydration, heat exhaustion).

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Report: Nonclassifiable at Alcott Inc. in Humble, Texas

An employee was waiting out a storm in his work truck but had to use a nearby portable toilet. While he was in the portable toilet, a lightning strike occurred approximately 50 feet away. He collapsed after coming out of the toilet. He suffered a concussion and brain swelling, requiring hospitalization.

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Report: Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate at United Rentals North America, Inc in La Porte, Texas

A third-party truck was departing the facility and stopped at the gate. An employee was walking over to the passenger side of the truck to talk to the driver and got caught in between the gate and the truck as the gate was closing. The employee was crushed and sustained internal bleeding.

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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at United Airlines in Houston, Texas

An employee was unloading a semi-trailer truck. As he was repositioning a pallet, he stepped on some moisture that had accumulated and fell 4-5 feet onto the pavement. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left leg.

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Report: Exposure to environmental heat at Sodexo, INC in New Orleans, Louisiana

An employee had been cutting grass on a tractor. The employee was found laying on the break room floor. He was shaking, feeling ill, and could not get up on his own. He was hospitalized with possible dehydration, a heart attack, or heat stroke.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Sundance Electrical in Plano, Texas

An employee was working on the sixth rung of an 8-foot ladder. He was unplugging temporary lights when he received an electrical shock from the temporary lighting cords and fell from the ladder. He landed on and fractured his left ankle.

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