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: Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source at Durward Dunn, Inc. in Slidell, Louisiana

An employee was cutting steel with a torch when their shirt caught on fire and the employee was burned.

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Report: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part at Wood, INC. in Saint James, Louisiana

An employee was assisting a crane and flipped a duct panel when the employee fell and was struck by the duct panel, injuring the pelvic bone.

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Report: Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. at ClubCorp in Spring, Texas

An employee was mowing the green on a golf course when the mower’s tire got caught on the edge of a retaining wall. The employee jumped from the mower and landed on a ledge about 5-6 feet away, suffering fractured back vertebrae.

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Report: Fall on same level due to slipping at Spring Valley Construction Co. in Plano, Texas

An employee was using measuring tape to shoot grade when he slipped in mud and fell, striking his face above the right eye. He suffered a cracked sinus cavity and required stitches above his right eye.

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Report: Excavation or trenching cave-in at Probst Group in Littlefield, Texas

A Probst Group employee was inspecting a leaking line inside a 5-foot trench when the east wall of the trench caved in on him. His legs were compressed and he sustained a fracture to his pelvis, requiring hospitalization.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Accutek Technologies Inc in Victoria, Texas

An employee was on a step ladder installing a low voltage telecommunications cable when he fell from the step ladder to the concrete below, suffering a bruised lung, broken ribs, and a dislocated and fractured shoulder and elbow. He was hospitalized.

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Report: Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode at Willis Knighton Health Systems in Shreveport, Louisiana

An employee suffered a hip injury while moving furniture.

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Report: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. at MBN Enterprises, LLC in Dayton, Texas

The injured employee was standing next to a metal beam to connect it to a wooden beam. An excavator bucket hit the 2,000-pound metal beam, which in turn knocked the injured employee to the ground. The beam then landed on the employee’s right hip/thigh, injuring it. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery.

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Report: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified at REO Logistics, Inc. in Freeport, Texas

Employees were moving a 500- to 600-pound shaker that was about 6 feet tall and 4 feet in diameter. As the employees were loading the shaker into the bed of a truck, it fell over and struck a temporary employee in the left knee. The employee suffered muscle damage.

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Report: Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident at Relogistics Services, LLC in Dallas, Texas

An employee was training another driver on how to operate a yard truck. While riding on the back of the truck, the employee was caught between the truck and trailer. Both of the employee’s legs were broken.

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