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 regular operation at Best Block Construction Materials in Dallas, Texas

An employee was making adjustments on a flag indicator for a block unloader machine. The employee had climbed up onto a 12-foot-high block rack to access the flags and make the adjustments. The employee placed his right hand on the track as the unloader returned to gather another row of palletized bricks. The unloader then […]

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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at Braum's, Inc. in Plano, Texas

An employee was walking outside to take out a customer order when the employee stepped off the curb and fell, fracturing the lower tibia and sustaining a ligament injury to the ankle.

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Report: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part at Klein Tools, Inc. in Mansfield, Texas

An employee was attempting to pull a motor out of a sump tank when both eye bolts on the hoisting rig snapped, dropping the motor on top of the employee’s right hand. The employee received multiple lacerations and broken bones on the right hand, requiring hospitalization.

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Report: Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode at RL Murphey Commericial Roof Systems, LLC in Mansfield, Texas

An employee was on the roof on his knees drilling holes on the edge of a building with a hammer drill. He used force to push the hammer drill into the concrete edge of the building and strained his left knee.

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Report: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts at Caldwell Services, Inc. in Tyler, Texas

An employee was using fish tape to retrieve a broken rope that had been used to pull wires from a 480-volt panel when an arc flash occurred. The employee suffered third degree burns to the arms.

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Report: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment at Alamo Concrete Products Company in Edinburg, Texas

An employee was moving the chute on a ready-mix truck. The chute was opened and the employee’s right-hand fingers were caught between two folding parts of the chute. The middle and little fingers were broken and the ring finger was dislocated.

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Report: Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified at Medical City Plano in Plano, Texas

An employee was pushing a linen cart in a hallway. The employee’s foot became tangled and the employee fell, suffering a broken hip.

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Report: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified at McLane Company Inc. in Fort Worth, Texas

A forklift struck an employee, breaking his pelvis.

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Report: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified at Double K Drilling LLC in Stanton, Texas

An employee was flagging a forklift driver when metal slag broke off a piece of steel being welded and hit the employee in the leg, causing a fracture. The employee was hospitalized.

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Report: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet at EnQuest Energy Solutions in Houston, Texas

An employee was fitting/welding on a structural type weldment while standing on a ladder approximately 3 to 4 feet off the ground. The employee stepped off the ladder and onto the weldment. The weldment then became unbalanced and fell to the ground. He suffered a fractured left shoulder and broken left ankle.

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