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: Shooting by other person-intentional at B&G Food Enterprises - Taco Bell Food Enterprises - Taco Bell Food Enterprises - Taco Bell in Houston, Texas

An employee was preparing for breakfast in a kitchen restaurant. The employee was shot twice in the head and once in the shoulder.

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Report: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle at C & D Scrap Metal Recyclers in Houston, Texas

An employee was using a shear to cut through a piece of iron. When the shear cut through, the piece of metal flew back and struck the employee in the back. He sustained a concussion, skull fracture, and a fractured rib.

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Report: Contact with hot objects or substances at Crane Worldwide Logistics in Houston, Texas

An employee was replacing a new liquid propane tank for a forklift. The propane leaked through a valve from the tank and onto the employee’s right index and middle fingers, burning them.

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Report: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified at Forbes Energy Services, LLC in Ledbetter, Texas

Employees at an oil rig were breaking down its blowout preventers. After removing the preventers from the wellhead, they put a wooden board on the ground to set the preventer on and keep it from getting muddy. When one employee unhooked his tagline from a preventer, the preventer shifted and the locking stem on its […]

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Report: Fall on same level, n.e.c. at Materials Transportation Company in Temple, Texas

An employee had just finished painting a metal carriage for battery handling. The employee was pulling the carriage out of a paint booth to put it in a blast oven when it slipped out of the employee’s hand and the momentum from pulling it caused the employee to fall to the ground. The employee broke […]

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Report: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. at S&B Engineers and Constructors, LTD in Mont Belvieu, Texas

Employees were moving a large electrical cabinet when it tipped over, striking an employee. The injured employee sustained a fracture and ligament damage requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Trinity Drywall and Plastering Systems, L.P in Dallas, Texas

Employees were moving 10×10-foot panels to screw onto a structure. The crane that was being used made the structure move, hitting an employee who was on a ladder. The employee fell off the ladder and sustained a fractured pelvis.

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Report: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning at POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION in Warren, Arkansas

An employee was attempting to unjam a stick recovery machine when he was caught between the metal kicker and the metal frame. He was hospitalized with internal injuries in the abdominal area and kidney damage.

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Report: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation at Chapa Quiroga, L.L.C. in San Benito, Texas

An employee entered a silo (tank) to clean the remainder of the grain from it and handle the sweeper machine. While the other sweepers were operating, he stepped back and his foot went inside the sweeper. The sweeper machine caught his boot first and then his foot, causing an open wound and broken bone.

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Report: Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified at Crossmark, Inc. in Harvey, Louisiana

An employee was working as an event specialist, tasked with performing product demonstrations. While she was in the backroom looking for a water sprayer, she tripped and fell, injuring her hip. She was hospitalized and had surgery.

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