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: Exposure to environmental heat at Arkansas Electric Cooperatives in Mountainburg, Arkansas

An employee was cutting a tree into smaller pieces when he began to feel ill. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.

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Report: Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing at Fresh from Texas, Inc. in San Antonio, Texas

An employee was working along the exterior east side of the building when an unknown assailant stabbed the employee with a knife. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

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Report: Other animal bites, nonvenomous at United States Post Office in Lufkin, Texas

An employee had delivered mail to a mailbox at the front door of a home. As she turned away, two dogs appeared and attacked her, biting her head, right and left arms, and right and left legs.

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Report: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning at Dallas Waste Disposal and Recycling, Inc. in Dallas, Texas

An employee was conducting maintenance on a baler when the baler’s plunger struck his back. He was hospitalized.

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Report: Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified at United States Postal Service in Dallas, Texas

While delivering mail to a residence, an employee was startled by a dog and tripped while retreating. The employee fell to the ground and suffered back trauma.

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Report: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified at Olin Bue Cube Operations, LLC in Freeport, Texas

An employee was performing a task involving electrical connections when an electrical arc flash occurred, causing second and third degree burns to his upper body. He was hospitalized.

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Report: Exposure to environmental heat at Reichhold LLC 2 in Houston, Texas

On August 1, 2016, an employee was cleaning the outside of a tanker truck when he became overheated. He was hospitalized with heat exhaustion.

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Report: Stings and venomous bites at Briarwood Apartment Complex in Marshall, Arkansas

An employee was bitten by a copperhead snake while moving a dolly to a storage room. The employee was treated with antivenom and admitted to the hospital.

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Report: Rail vehicle incident, n.e.c. at Union Tank Car in Ville Platte, Louisiana

An employee was pinned between a railcar and the handrail of a transfer cable while switching railcars resulting in internal injuries.

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Report: Other animal bites, nonvenomous at U.S. Postal Service in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

An employee was bitten by dog.

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