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: Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, unspecified at Herzog Contracting Corp. in Irving, Texas

An employee was performing maintenance on a tie jig (equipment that grabs railroad ties) which was connected to the bucket of an excavator. After performing some repairs underneath the tie jig, the employee crawled underneath the other side of the tie jig to make a final repair and was crushed by the tie jig. The […]

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Report: Nonstructural fire, n.e.c. at Intercoastal Repair Services in Jefferson, Louisiana

An employee was repairing a leak on a barge. After repairing the leak, the employee was working overhead when fire/slag from a welding torch’s oxygen line fell on his glove, igniting and burning his left hand and forearm. He was hospitalized.

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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at Costco Wholesale in Arlington, Texas

An employee was sanitizing shopping carts in front of a building. She fell from a cement curb, suffering injuries to her left leg. She was hospitalized.

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Report: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified at Rumsey Construction, LLC in Lancaster, Texas

An employee was working in a steel trench box (about approximately 10-12 feet deep), spreading rock at the bottom of the trench and waterline pipe. A pipe struck the employee as the employee was working in the trench and fractured the employee’s pelvis.

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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at Quanta Telecommunication Services LLC in Austin, Texas

An employee was carrying a 6-foot-long and 5-inch-diameter pipe filled with dirt when he tripped into a 2-foot-deep ditch. He fell on top of the pipe with his hand between the pipe and ground. He sustained a fracture to his right hand that required surgery.

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Report: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle at Ports America in Galveston, Texas

An excavator’s boom swung and struck two employees. Between them, they suffered a broken collar bone, 15 broken ribs, and a punctured lung.

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Report: Contact with hot objects or substances at Nustar Energy, LP in Texas City, Texas

An employee sustained second degree steam burns to his upper right arm and right torso while operating a steam hose on a railcar.

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Report: Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode at North Texas Contracting Inc. in Fort Worth, Texas

An employee was trying to remove a T-post fencing stake using a stake remover tool. While using his body weight to push down on the lever, his leg twisted and broke. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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Report: Other jump to lower level, unspecified at H.L. Chapman Pipeline Construction, Inc. in Leander, Texas

An employee was operating a trench machine when he took the cap off a radiator and was sprayed by hot anti-freeze. He received burns to the left thigh and left arm and fractured his ankle when he jumped off the machine.

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Report: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids at Kirk Concrete Construction in Fort Worth, Texas

An employee was using a drill and paddle bit to drill holes in a plywood form, which was lying on the ground. While drilling, he hit a can of spray adhesive, causing a fire that burned his hands, arms, chest, and head. He was hospitalized.

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