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: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet at Precision Demolition in Houston, Texas

An employee was climbing down from a scaffold. The locking key to the midrail came undone, and the employee lost his grip on the rail (which was wet) and fell. He landed on the ground about 12 feet below, suffering cracked ribs and bruised lungs.

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Report: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment at International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. in Carrollton, Texas

An employee was manually adjusting the battery on a forklift in order to add water when the battery shifted unexpectedly due to the forklift’s position on an uneven floor. The employee’s finger became caught between the top of the battery and the forklift structure.

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Report: Struck by object or equipment rolling freely at Cat-Spec, Ltd in La Porte, Texas

An employee was vacuuming catalyst inside a confined space. A piece of the catalyst rolled down from the pile and struck his leg, breaking the femur. He was hospitalized.

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Report: Fall on same level, n.e.c. at American News Company LLC in Corpus Christi, Texas

An employee was moving totes full of magazines out of his truck. The tool he was using got stuck and flung him forward; his knee struck the floor and was injured.

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Report: Fall on same level due to slipping at General Cable Industries, Inc. in Scottsville, Texas

An employee slipped and fell while walking near a water cooling tank that had just overflowed. The employee suffered a broken left femur.

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Report: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object at Fiesta Mart #82 in Cypress, Texas

While receiving shopping baskets in a parking lot, an employee tripped and fell over a concrete parking stop. The employee suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung and was hospitalized.

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Report: Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode at Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P. in Waller, Texas

An employee was pushing an air handler on a conveyor system when he suffered a hernia. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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Report: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning at Reliable Tire Disposal, LLC. in Burnet, Texas

An employee bent down near a conveyor to inspect a jammed tire shredder. The conveyor caught the tail of his jacket, pulling him into the machine and causing broken ribs and lacerations to his right arm. He was hospitalized.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Red River Framing in Roanoke, Texas

An employee was walking on a second-floor joist when he fell, breaking his right hip.

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Report: Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway at Professional Traffic Control in Houston, Texas

Several employees were riding in a flatbed truck. The truck had to swerve to avoid a barrel in the road and an employee fell out onto the street. The employee suffered a laceration to the right ear, a broken bone in the right ear area, and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized.

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