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: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts at EAST BAY ELECTRIC, LLC in North Little Rock, Arkansas

An employee was working on a power line from a bucket truck moving wire lines from an old pole to set a new pole when the old cross arm braces broke and live electric wires fell on his right shoulder/arm. As a result of the two phased electrical contact flash, the employee suffered a second […]

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Report: Overexertion in lifting-single episode at Oreilly Auto Parts in Baytown, Texas

An employee was lifting a battery when he heard a “pop.” The employee had cellulitis of the arm and the wound began oozing. The employee was sent to the hospital for treatment.

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Report: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle at Lowe's Home Centers, LLC in Burleson, Texas

An employee was pulling a tarp off wood and a staple struck him in the eye. He was admitted to the hospital for eye surgery.

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Report: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode at Oxy Vinyls in La Porte, Texas

On August 21, 2015, at 8:30 p.m., an employee was starting a pump when an expansion joint failed, releasing sulfuric acid into the atmosphere. The employee inhaled sulfuric acid fumes as he was evacuating the area. He was hospitalized.

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Report: Stings and venomous bites at EPSA USA Products, Inc. in Porter, Texas

An employee’s finger was bitten by a venomous snake while attempting to search for a welding pipe. The employee was hospitalized.

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Report: Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. at Capstone Logistics LLC in Amarillo, Texas

An employee was moving a load using a power jack when, due to wet floors, he lost control and crashed the power jack into a stack of pallets. The pallets fell on him, injuring his right ankle.

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Report: Running, without other incident-repetitive or prolonged at Department of Homeland Security in Mcallen, Texas

On 8/19/2015, an employee was working out in the morning as part of the unit’s training exercise. The employee experienced nausea and vomiting, almost fainted, and was hospitalized with a muscle injury.

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Report: Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet at Wal-Mart #768 in Katy, Texas

An employee was hospitalized when she stepped into a floor opening and fell. She was cleaning the deli area with coworkers. The floor drain was removed for cleaning purposes. She required surgery for her injured right ankle.

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Report: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment at National Gypsum Company in Pryor, Oklahoma

An employee was cleaning the shower line (high pressure water line) in the liner head box on the wet end of a paper machine. He stood up to get out of the box as someone from maintenance began to move the crane and got caught between the crane bridge and the liner head box lid. […]

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Report: Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway at LKQ Corp. in Houston, Texas

An employee was attempting to relocate a pallet of car batteries while operating a forklift with the forks elevated. As he attempted to turn, the forklift flipped over and pinned him beneath the roll-over protector and the ground. He suffered blunt force trauma to the upper torso and ruptured his spleen, requiring hospitalization.

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