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: Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway at Schenker Incorporated in Wilmer, Texas

An employee suffered a left leg injury while exiting a stand-up reach truck, requiring hospitalization.

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Report: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway, unspecified at True Blue, Inc. in Independence, Louisiana

An employee was struck by a privately operated vehicle while standing to the side of a waste management truck. The employee was collecting trash from curbsides at the time. He suffered a broken leg, kidney bruising, and internal bleeding/bruising.

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Report: Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs at Western Specialty Contractors of America in Dallas, Texas

An employee tripped on a step and fell forward. When he fell, his left hand entered tar and received burns.

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Report: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker at Fleetwood Homes in Waco, Texas

An employee was installing an eave on a manufactured home using a pneumatic staple gun when the gun discharged a staple into his left kneecap.

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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at Texas Concrete Partners, LP in Victoria, Texas

An employee had just checked an air compressor that was mounted to the back of a pick-up truck. He slipped while exiting the back of the truck bed and fell approximately 3 feet, injuring his right hip.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Mattress Firm, Inc. in Houston, Texas

An employee was attempting to pull a mattress off a third-tier rack shelf when he fell to the concrete floor, suffering head trauma and loss of feeling. Fall protection was not worn at the time of the incident.

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Report: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified at General Growth Properties in Sugar Land, Texas

An employee was trimming tree limbs when he was struck by a truck driven by a patron. He suffered right leg and head/brain trauma, requiring surgery.

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Report: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet at Ramco Erectors, Inc. in Magnolia, Texas

An employee was installing metal decking when he fell while trying to grab a piece of sheet metal that was elevated by a forklift. He fell approximately 15 feet to a dirt surface and was hospitalized with head and neck trauma.

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Report: Contact with hot objects or substances at Darling Ingredients in Bastrop, Texas

An employee was working on a machine with a pry bar when the bar slipped, causing him to lose his balance and step backward into a sub-pump hole filled with hot water. The employee sustained 2nd degree burns to his left leg and was hospitalized on March 18, 2016.

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Report: Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway at KIEWIT Power Constructors, Co. in Drakesboro, Kentucky

An employee was driving a forklift, traveling to his next pick-up, when the road embankment gave way beneath his tires and caused the forklift to turn over. He broke nine ribs, punctured a lung, and lacerated his forehead and right elbow.

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