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: Vehicle or machinery fire at Christus EMS in Longview, Texas

An employee was assisting a vehicle that was on fire. When the employee was putting out the fire under the hood, the smoke came back towards his face. He was hospitalized due to smoke inhalation.

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Report: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object at Texas Security Solutions in Austin, Texas

An employee was installing wiring for an alarm system at a construction site for a new apartment complex. The employee walked around a corner and tripped over a ladder left on the ground. The employee fell and injured their spleen.

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Report: Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object at Spherion Temp Agency in Harahan, Louisiana

A temporary employee was parking a pallet jack and stepped off the jack when it rolled on top of his right foot, pinning it against a guardrail. He suffered pain in his right foot.

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Report: Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified at Wanzek Construction in Petersburg, Texas

While cleaning inside a wind turbine tower, an employee stepped through an open access hatch and fell to the deck below. The employee sustained fractures to the face, arms and legs. Fall protection was not worn at the time of the incident.

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Report: Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified at American Airlines in Dfw Airport, Texas

An employee was unloading baggage and suffered a heart attack.

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Report: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle at Progress Rail in Center, Texas

An employee was using a sledgehammer to remove a bearing from a completed wheel set. A piece of metal broke off the sledgehammer and penetrated the employee’s bicep.

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Report: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle at TOFV, LLC in Victoria, Texas

An employee was working in an oil lube area and pulled on a bungie cord attached to an oil drain pan stand. The cord dislodged a flat tip screwdriver that was in the nipple valve of the oil drain pan. The screwdriver flew and hit the employee in the eye, causing an injury that required […]

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Report: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle at Occidental Petroleum Corporation in Pecos, Texas

An employee was bleeding down injection lines, using a 36-inch pipe wrench, to let hydrates thaw overnight. A valve was opened and pressure (about 900 psi) was released, causing a section of pipe to come loose and strike the employee’s leg above the knee. He was hospitalized.

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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at K & K Stone, LP in Garland, Texas

An employee who was taking apart shelving slipped and fell off a beam. The employee fell approximately 4 feet to the concrete ground, suffering a fractured tibia and fibula.

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Report: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle at Hydrostatic Pipe Service in Denver City, Texas

Broken test tools came free after being stuck inside tubing on a workover rig. They struck an employee, breaking the employee’s foot.

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