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: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified at United Parcel Service in Dallas, Tx

An employee was straightening rollers on a load when the roller’s wheels collapsed and fell on his right foot, breaking two bones.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at COOLING TOWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. in Donaldsonville, La

An employee was tasked with maintenance work on top of a cooling tower. While leaving the tower, the employee lost his footing and fell to the ground, resulting in a head laceration, bruised lung, and spinal fractures.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Ecosystems Protection SVC in Newport, Ar

At 1:45 p.m. on August 19, 2020, two employees were putting a highway sign on a flatbed truck. The wind blew the sign, knocking one of the employees off the truck. The back of his head struck the curb. He suffered lacerations to the back of the head, a laceration near his left cheek, a […]

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Report: Fall on same level due to slipping at DHL Zebra Technologies in Fort Worth, Tx

An employee was trying to move a box jammed in racking. The box was dislodged and the employee slipped, fell, and hit the ground, suffering a broken left hip.

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Report: Contact with hot objects or substances at GLAD MANUFACTURING COMPANY in Rogers, Ar

On 8/19/2020, at 6:20 a.m., an employee was performing routine cleaning on a reclaim pelletizer. While performing this task, the employee attempted to activate the dump valve that stores hot water. Due to an internal defect on the pipe valve, the hot water did not drain out completely. As the employee released the locking collar, […]

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Report: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment more than 30 feet at Brown and Root Industrial Services LTD in Donaldsonville, La

An employee was performing repairs to the fan deck in a cooling tower. Upon entry into the cooling tower, the platform failed and the employee fell approximately 50 feet to the concrete basin at the bottom of the tower. The employee was hospitalized for three fractured vertebrae in the back, fractured tibia bones in both […]

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Report: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified at Gleeson Constructors & Engineers, LLC. in Dallas, Tx

An employee was opening a bundle of bar joists. One of the joists fell and caused another joist to hit the employee’s left leg, breaking it. The employee was hospitalized.

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Report: Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet at ATC Roofing in Springdale, Ar

An employee fell through a 48-inch opening in the roof where two panels had been removed and struck a shelving unit and then landed on the floor approximately 30 feet below. The employee suffered fractured ribs, a punctured lung, and a bruised liver. The employee was not tied off at the time.

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Report: Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c. at Jagoe Public Co. in Pottsboro, Tx

An employee was riding on a trailer inside a closed traffic lane, picking up traffic cones. His foot slipped off, hit the pavement directly in front of the trailer tire, and was run over. He suffered a broken ankle.

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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at Goodman Distribution, Inc. in Houston, Tx

An employee fell from a 4-foot ladder while restocking 5 lb. bags, impacting the ground and fracturing his lower left leg.

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