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 less than 6 feet at Lowe's Home Centers, LLC in Slidell, Louisiana

An employee was in a pallet trailer behind the store when he fell about 4 feet from the pallet trailer to the ground. He sustained severe head injuries, fractured ribs, a fractured eye socket, and a fractured sternum, requiring hospitalization.

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Report: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids at J.R. Ramon & Sons, Inc. in San Antonio, Texas

An employee was cleaning a hydraulic tank with a brake parts cleaning solution. The employee sprayed the cleaner on the parts to be cleaned and then dropped a mechanic’s droplight to the ground. The bulb then sparked and caused the cleaning solution vapors to ignite, resulting in burns to the employee’s face and neck.

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Report: Fall on same level, n.e.c. at Vistacon in El Paso, Texas

On September 30, 2016, at approximately 11:00 a.m., an employee was attempting to help fellow crew members fuel up machinery when he lost his balance and fell. He received minor scrapes to his face and injured his right eye. He was hospitalized for surgery.

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Report: Struck by discharged object or substance at BLT TANKS, L.L.C. in Kingfisher, Oklahoma

An employee was cleaning up after painting with a paint gun when the paint gun went off and punctured his hand with high-pressure liquid.

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Report: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified at Pioneer Energy Services in Pecos, Texas

During rig down procedures, an employee was moving a mud tank with a tandem truck when an overhead walkway slid, hit the ground, and then struck the employee on the left knee.

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Report: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified at J.B. Hunt Transport in Lowell, Arkansas

An employee was walking to the front of the chicken house when he was hit from behind by a forklift. He suffered four fractured ribs, a fractured pelvis, a punctured lung, and a lacerated liver.

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Report: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts at Southern Electric Corporation of Mississippi in New Orleans, Louisiana

While performing powerline maintenance, an employee received first, second, and third degree burns to his back and arms due to an electric arc flash.

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Report: Other animal bites, nonvenomous at United States Postal Service in Houston, Texas

An employee was bitten by a dog on the left elbow as he was delivering mail.

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Report: Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, unspecified at Cleco Corporate Holdings, LLC in Eunice, Louisiana

An employee’s right foot was struck by an outrigger, injuring the big toe and second toe and requiring hospitalization.

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Report: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle at SOUTHERN VALVE SERVICE, INC. in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

An employee was using a lathe to machine a part, which was approximately 6″ wide, 5″ long, and 16 pounds, when the part came out of the lathe and impacted his abdomen.

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