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: Stepped on object at Select Speciality Hospital Houston Heights in Houston, Texas

An employee was repairing a leaking water pump. The employee went to change into rubber boots when he stepped on a wheel wire brush. The wires from the brush punctured and broke off in his right heel, requiring surgical removal.

Read More

Report: Contact with hot objects or substances at Hal Smith Holdings in Bartlesville, Oklahoma

An employee was pouring used cooking oil into a disposal receptacle. The oil was not sufficiently cool and as it was being transferred, it splashed on the employee’s face and shoulder resulting in burns that required overnight hospitalization.

Read More

Report: Contact with hot objects or substances at HOUSTON REFINING LP in Houston, Texas

An employee was troubleshooting a furnace when hot condensate that had built up in the vertical muffler of a steam vent line splashed onto the employee and caused first and second degree burns to the employee’s back, shoulders, arms, posterior and legs.

Read More

Report: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified at Key Energy Services, LLC in Kermit, Texas

An employee was performing maintenance on a truck. The truck brakes were on fire and employees used a fire extinguisher to suppress the flames. The employee then began adjusting the brakes and sustained a hand injury.

Read More

Report: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation at Central States Mfg. in Cedar Hill, Texas

An employee was loading material into the slitter machine when his hand and arm were pulled into the machine.

Read More

Report: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids at A & P Oil And Gas Company, Llc in Madisonville, Texas

On February 26, 2016, an employee had unloaded a load of salt water from the trailer before bringing it to the shop to help a mechanic remove bolts from the lid on the first hatch to replace the scrubber ball. They tried using vice grips and wrenches, but were unsuccessful. The employee proceeded to use […]

Read More

Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at Acme Truck Line, Inc. in Catoosa, Oklahoma

An employee was taking the tarps off his trailer when he fell approximately 5 feet, fracturing his skull and rib and suffering a collapsed lung.

Read More

Report: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet at Best Buy in Shreveport, Louisiana

An employee using a warehouse lift to stock televisions fell approximately 15 feet from the lift to the floor. The employee suffered a head injury.

Read More

Report: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation at Pinemoore Shavings Inc in Mena, Arkansas

An employee was attempting to move a log. He was riding on a box (5′ long x 3′ high x 4′ wide) and the box changed directions, causing him to fall. His right foot slipped and was caught between the railing and the guide roller. His foot was crushed and lacerated between the fourth toe […]

Read More

Report: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation at All Valley Metal Recycling in Donna, Texas

While walking between conveyor belts, an employee’s right forearm was caught and mangled by a conveyor belt.

Read More