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 object or equipment, unspecified at Byrd Oilfield Services in Odessa, Texas

An employee was working on a drilling rig as a pipe was being raised out of the hole. The pipe struck the employee resulting in hospitalization for broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a broken back.

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Report: Contact with hot objects or substances at Brock Services, LLC. in Houston, Texas

A Brock employee was installing insulation in or near the vent drum of an aerator when hot water condensate released out of a steam line directly above the employee. The employee sustained second degree burns and was hospitalized.

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Report: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation at Cryovac LLC in Iowa Park, Texas

An employee was pulling plastic film on a patch line when a wrap-around occurred on the core. The employee’s hand became entangled in the material and came into contact with the core. The employee’s left arm was broken.

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Report: Exposure to environmental heat at Liberty Steel Placers in Pryor, Oklahoma

An employee suffered heat-related illness (vomiting, dehydration, kidney function issue) while hanging steel. The employee was hospitalized.

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Report: Exposure to environmental heat at Centerpoint Energy Entex in Houston, Texas

An employee was hand-digging to access a natural gas line. He became ill and was hospitalized, suffering from heat stress/exhaustion.

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Report: Exposure to environmental heat at Bahena Steel, LLC.h in Houston, Texas

An employee had been tying rebar prior to pouring concrete at work. The employee finished work and when he got home he was getting cramps. Later, the employee felt sick, fainted, and was hospitalized for a heat injury.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Dormakaba USA Inc. in Stockdale, Texas

An employee was standing on an 8-foot ladder conducting repairs. He fell from the ladder to the floor, breaking his right femur.

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Report: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet at Permian Services LLC in Odessa, Texas

An employee fell 20 feet from a mast to the ground, suffering a broken wrist.

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Report: Explosion, n.e.c. at Gerdau Long Steel North America Midlothian Mill in Midlothian, Texas

Two maintenance employees were investigating a water leak on a furnace when the furnace exploded, causing hand, neck, knee, and leg burns to both employees.

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Report: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids at Basic Energy Services in Fort Worth, Texas

An employee was welding on a pipe bracket between a pumphouse and tank batteries at a salt water disposal site. A flash fire burned the employee.

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