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 16 to 20 feet at German Pellets Louisiana, LLC in Urania, Louisiana

An employee was in an aerial lift washing down plant equipment with a fire hose. The fire hose became tangled in the aerial lift causing it to tip over and the employee fell 16 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a head injury, a collapsed lung and a laceration on the throat.

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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at Customs and Border Protection-Sierra Blanca in Sierra Blanca, Texas

While walking, an employee slipped off a curb and injured his right calf muscle. He was admitted to the hospital for treatment.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at SOUTHWEST AIRLINES in Dallas, Texas

An employee was on a ladder changing a light bulb and fell striking his head. The employee was hospitalized.

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Report: Exposure through unintentional needlestick or sharp injury at PECO FOOD'S POULTRY HATCHERY in Pocahontas, Arkansas

An employee was vaccinating a chicken with a wing web inoculator. The bird kicked and the employee poked their left middle finger and side of the left hand. The employee was hospitalized.

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Report: Fire, unspecified at Stripe-A-Zone in Grand Prairie, Texas

An employee was attempting to open a gas cover/cap when a flash fire occurred and burned the employee’s face.

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Report: Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified at DOW CHEMICAL CO. in Freeport, Texas

An employee was unloading acrylonitrile from a railcar. He pressure checked the setup, found a leak, and attempted to relieve pressure from the system by removing a bull plug from the bleed location in the piping. The bleed valve was not closed at the time. Material then released from the piping system through the open […]

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Report: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. at US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION in Eagle Pass, Texas

An employee was hospitalized on 10/15/16 when diagnosed with advanced cellulitis on his right leg resulting from puncture wounds from thorny vegetation indigenous to the patrol area.

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Report: Contact with hot objects or substances at Shearer's Foods in Newport, Arkansas

An employee was attempting to clear a clogged fryer line. Chemical had been left in the drain line and when the hot oil hit the chemical and water, the employee was burned on the upper body.

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Report: Struck by discharged object or substance at X-Chem, LLC in Big Lake, Texas

An employee was attaching a connection to the wellhead for treatment when a stream of high pressured natural gas caused the following injuries to the employee: facial Injuries, right punctured lung, and a torn esophagus. The employee was hospitalized.

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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at Marten Transport Ltd. in Desoto, Texas

An employee missed a step and fell from a stationary semi-truck injuring their back.

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