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, unspecified at Houston Methodist Hospital in Sugar Land, Texas

An employee missed a step as she was walking down the stairs and fell, fracturing her right lower leg and ankle. She was hospitalized and had surgery.

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Report: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. at Roywell LLC in Refugio, Texas

An employee was transferring chemicals from a chemical tote into a tanker truck when the hose whipped out of the tote and struck the employee on the chin. The employee’s jaw was broken.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at American Building Company in Austin, Texas

While mopping the stairwell, an employee lost her balance and fell at the bottom of the stairs, breaking her hip.

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Report: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue at Turner Industries Group L.L.C in Carville, Louisiana

An employee came into contact with hydrofluoric acid vapor while working on a line, suffering a second degree burn to the lower face and neck area.

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Report: Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving at Family Dentistry in Houston, Texas

An office manager asked an office assistant to circle something on a patient’s treatment plan. The assistant responded, then came up behind the office manager and put her arm around the office manager’s neck and squeezed. The office manager felt a pop in her neck and was hospitalized with neck pain, and elevated blood pressure […]

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Report: Intentional injury by other person, n.e.c. at Haza Foods, LLC in Bogalusa, Louisiana

Two employees were fighting when one of them threw hot grease on the other. The second employee suffered second- and third-degree burns and was hospitalized.

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Report: Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway at The Davey Tree Expert Company in Bryan, Texas

An employee was riding an ATV when he lost control and jumped off, fracturing his tibia and fibula.

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Report: Fall on same level, n.e.c. at CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christis South in Corpus Christi, Texas

An employee was walking in the hallway when the tread on her shoes caught on the floor causing her to trip and fall. Her face, right eye, and teeth struck the floor. She sustained a right orbital fracture and was hospitalized.

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Report: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified at Dallas Trailer Repair Company in Irving, Texas

An employee was moving a 300-pound piece of sheet metal from its stored position to the shear to cut it to size. The sheet metal fell onto the employee’s steel-toe boots. The employee’s right foot was punctured by a corner of the metal and several bones in the foot were broken.

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Report: Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway at U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Del Rio, Texas

A border agent was riding on an ATV, chasing after a group of people. The ATV hit a rut with deep vegetation. The agent was thrown from the ATV and suffered broken ribs, a broken collarbone, and a punctured lung.

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