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 through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue at TYSON FOODS INC. in Hope, Arkansas

An employee was cleaning the equipment and floors in an area when an ammonia release occurred. The employee was exposed to the ammonia and suffered second degree burns to her right leg, requiring hospitalization.

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Report: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation at Service Partners, LLC in Houston, Texas

An employee was operating the laminator machine and was trying to move material through the winding bar, but the material would not roll through. When he attempted to pull the material through, his arm was caught in the winding bar. He required surgery on his right forearm.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Headwaters Construction Material in Palestine, Texas

An employee had just finished loading a truck and was stepping out of the vehicle when he fell and struck his head on concrete. He was hospitalized with a head injury.

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Report: Fall on same level, n.e.c. at Sub Teach USA in Timbo, Arkansas

An employee was standing in the gymnasium bouncing a basketball. When the employee turned to walk away, he dislocated his hip and fell to the floor fracturing his hip.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Swift Transportation Co., Inc. in Lancaster, Texas

An employee was hospitalized after falling off a truck and hitting their head.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Swift Transportation Co., Inc. in Lancaster, Texas

While exiting a vehicle, an employee slipped off the vehicle step, hit her forehead on the step, and fell to the ground, hitting her head.

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Report: Contact with hot objects or substances at TWS Drilling & Construction, LLC in Greenville, Texas

An employee was attempting to disconnect a hose from a 4-inch centrifugal pump on a rig that was under pressure. When the employee released the fittings, the hoses blew apart, spraying hot mud that burned the right side of the employee’s face, neck, shoulder, and head, as well as his right arm and back.

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Report: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. at Camp Olympia, Inc. in Trinity, Texas

On April 16, 2016, at approximately 3:00 p.m., an employee was playing a softball game as part of a leadership retreat. While attempting to catch a fly ball, the employee ran into a foul pole and struck it head on. The employee was hospitalized with a facial injury.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Raul Rodriguez in Fulshear, Texas

An employee was installing a wood beam as part of the framing for the garage of a new home construction. He was carrying the beam up an A-frame ladder when he lost his balance and fell. The beam fell on top of him. He sustained an eye injury and head laceration.

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Report: Struck by discharged object or substance at Elvas Pallets LLC in San Antonio, Texas

An employee had just completed nailing a pallet with a nail gun. The employee’s finger was on the trigger as the nail gun was set down. The nail gun brushed the employee’s upper leg and went off. The nail punctured the employee’s right kneecap.

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