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 Ports America, Inc. in Galveston, Texas

At approximately 2:30 p.m., an employee was lashing and unlashing cargo when he became overheated and disoriented. He was hospitalized with heat exhaustion.

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Report: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker at KEROTEST MANUFACTURING CORP. in Mansura, Louisiana

An employee was removing burrs on a set of custom-made aluminum jaws with a 10-inch hand file, when the file struck the jaws while they were still spinning in the chuck of the lathe. The file then pushed back into the employee’s left-hand palm, causing a deep puncture wound.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Noack Herefords, LLC in Rockdale, Texas

An employee was removing tin from a beam that was located on the roof when he fell and injured his back.

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Report: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation at Anemostat in San Antonio, Texas

An employee was setting up the dies on a punch press when it released energy unexpectedly. The press caught and severely lacerated his left hand, with a possible amputation. The press was not powered off at the time of the incident.

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Report: Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway at B & E Construction Inc in Mount Enterprise, Texas

An employee was struck by a vehicle while picking up a traffic control flag from the middle of the street, suffering multiple bodily injuries.

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Report: Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet at Javier Ortiz in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

An employee was on top of the rooftop to gather tools and move to a new work location. As he was walking near an open vent hole, he tripped and fell approximately 26.5 feet through the hole to the ground below. He suffered broken bones and neck/head injuries. Fall protection was not worn at the […]

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Report: Contact with hot objects or substances at Super Care Cleaners in Austin, Texas

An employee burned the left hand on a pressing machine.

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Report: Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway at Kelly Services, Inc. in Greenville, Texas

An employee fell out of a golf cart and struck her head against the ground, suffering head trauma and loss of consciousness.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Complete Landsculpture of Texas, LP in Dallas, Texas

An employee was on a ladder, trimming trees and bushes at a customer’s residence, when the ladder slipped and fell over. The employee fell to the ground, suffering a back injury.

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Report: Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area at El Milagro of Texas, Inc. in San Marcos, Texas

An employee was picking up sample bags of corn from shelves adjacent to a semi-truck. The semi-truck moved forward and struck the employee’s ankle resulting in an injury that required surgery.

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