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 swinging part of powered vehicle at A-Line E.D.S. Inc. in Lake Jackson, Texas

The injured employee was rigging up a component of a very large transformer to remove it by lifting it off the main transformer body using an all terrain telescoping forklift. The employee was positioned on top of the transformer completing the rigging with lifting hooks when the forklift operator accidentally bumped the joystick causing the […]

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Report: Other jump to lower level, unspecified at Red-K, LLC in Fort Worth, Texas

An employee was working from a fiberglass ladder to install an electrical conductor on a 120v circuit when he received an electrical shock, became startled, dismounted the ladder, and fell on the concrete floor. He fractured his hip and pelvis. The power to the conductor was not shut off at the time of the incident.

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Report: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment at Williams Brothers Construction Co., Inc. in Houston, Texas

Two employees were operating remote-controlled guillotine concrete breakers. The breakers have steel plates that come down and break the roadway concrete for removal. The injured employee’s breaker was not operating and he got between the two units. When the second unit moved, the injured employee was pinned between the two breaker units resulting in a […]

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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at HWJ Legacy LLC in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

An employee fell four to five feet off the ramp of a ramp truck and landed on his back. The employee was hospitalized for a partially collapsed lung.

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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at Nucor Steel Longview, LLC in Longview, Texas

An employee was going to step up on an 11- to 12-inch rail to measure a piece of steel when he slipped off and fell, injuring his hip.

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Report: Jump from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified at Deakin Electric Inc in Canyon, Texas

An employee was rotating a crane when the crane tipped over. The employee jumped off the crane and fractured a leg upon impact with the ground.

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Report: Fall on same level, unspecified at XERIUM Technologies, Inc. in Ruston, Louisiana

An employee was cleaning a large bearing in a wash tank. The employee fell backwards with the bearing and landed on concrete. The employee suffered head trauma, a broken right forearm and lacerations.

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Report: Contact with hot objects or substances at Daybrook Fisheries, Inc. in Empire, Louisiana

An employee turned on a process pump inside a fish processing plant. The pump cap housing blew off causing hot water to forcibly flow out of the pump and strike the employee in multiple areas on the front of his body. As the employee turned away from the hot water, he was struck in multiple […]

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Report: Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified at Champion Cooler in Denison, Texas

An employee was walking on metal grate flooring above a chemical tank and fell through a section of the grate. His right foot was submerged in the chemical mixture that was heated to 160 degrees, and caused second degree burns half way up his shin.

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Report: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue at CBSL Transportation Services in Reserve, Louisiana

An employee opened a container with dichloroacetyl chloride residue, which is acidic. When the container was opened, tank pressure was released and some product discharged onto the employee. The product got on his back, the side of his body, and his face. He suffered first degree burns and irritation to the body and face, and […]

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