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.

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Report: Contact with hot objects or substances at Roehm America LLC in Osceola, Arkansas

An employee was changing a water filter for heated processed water. When the employee opened the filter, water splashed onto the inside portion of their upper right arm, causing a second degree burn.

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Report: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part at American Homestar of Lancaster in Lancaster, Texas

An employee was using a hoist to move a wall into place so it could be screwed down. While moving the wall into place, it bumped into an existing wall and was displaced from the hoist, falling onto the employee. The employee sustained a neck fracture.

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Report: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle at Southcross Energy Partners, LLC. in Dilley, Texas

An employee was receiving a pig from the pipeline, when the pig exploded through the cover. The employee sustained a fractured hand and a concussion.

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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at New Earth in Katy, Texas

Two employees were fixing and troubleshooting a machine. One of them was on a ladder on top of a belt that needed to be replaced, 3.5 feet high. The machine was activated and the belt moved the ladder, causing the employee to fall to the ground and injure his lower right leg.

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Report: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part at Wayne Electric, Inc. in Kingwood, Texas

An employee was moving a UPS cabinet off a pallet using a pallet jack. The pallet buckled and tipped toward the employee, bending his right hand back. He suffered two broken bones in the hand and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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Report: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object at Hallmark Marketing in San Antonio, Texas

While working in the backroom, an employee’s foot/feet got tangled in plastic wrap that was on a pallet. This caused her to fall and strike both the floor and a wooden pallet. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture below the knee.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at LSG Sky Chefs in Austin, Texas

On March 1, 2020, at approximately 5:40 a.m., the injured employee was catering a flight with employees 2 and 3. While the catering box on the lift truck was elevated, employees 2 and 3 were closing the aircraft’s door and heard a noise. They observed the injured employee on the ground below. It is believed […]

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Report: Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway at H-E-B, LP Corp #80712 in San Antonio, Texas

An employee lost balance while operating an electric pallet jack. The employee fell from the pallet jack and their left foot was caught between the pallet jack and a pallet. The employee was hospitalized with an open fracture of the left big toe.

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Report: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation at Cody Company LLC in Ennis, Texas

An employee was operating a brake press and fractured two fingers and dislocated one finger.

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Report: Pedestrian struck by vehicle on side of road, unspecified at Roy Jorgensen Associates, Inc. in Houston, Texas

An employee was part of a crew installing guardrails on the side of the highway. The employee was knocked down by a concrete truck and the truck ran over his toes. The employee suffered toe fractures that required surgery.

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