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: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle at Ports America Texas, Inc. in Galveston, Texas

An employee was releasing cargo chains tied around an excavator in a cargo hold on level 1 of the vessel. During that time, some of the latch hooks on the chains became wedged and would not budge. A coworker used a pry bar to help release the chains. The coworker pulled on the pry bar, […]

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Report: Other animal bites, nonvenomous at U.S. Post Office in San Antonio, Texas

An employee was raising the flag outside of the post office. Two dogs attacked him, causing lacerations on both forearms, knees, and calves. He was hospitalized.

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Report: Contact with hot objects or substances at Alon in Big Spring, Texas

An employee had connected a flux car for unloading. The previous car that unloaded into this line had oil with some residual water. When the flux (a tar-like substance) made contact with the water, it expanded and contacted the employee as he exited the railcar, causing first and second degree thermal burns.

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Report: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning at Tyson Foods, Inc. in Amarillo, Texas

An employee was training a coworker in the processing division when he noticed something caught in an overhead conveyor. When he went to remove it, his glove got caught in the conveyor, twisting his right wrist and injuring his extensor tendon.

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Report: Stings and venomous bites at Hutchins Telecom in Fort Knox, Kentucky

An employee reached into an open trench to straighten some conduit and was bitten on the left-hand finger by a venomous snake.

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Report: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment at R Jones & Associates Inc in Dallas, Texas

An employee was walking near the CNC router when his leg got caught between a moving table and the base of the router. He was hospitalized.

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Report: Nonclassifiable at Eastman Chemical Co., Inc. in Longview, Texas

An employee was cleaning an electrical component in a de-energized substation. Another crew was providing power to an electrical pump motor. The alternate power was from another substation and energy source. A closed switched allowed the electricity to flow back to where the injured employee was working.

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Report: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle at Buckley Powder Company in Mill Creek, Oklahoma

The employee was struck by a pulley system buckle that snapped and struck his leg. The injury required inpatient hospitalization and surgery.

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Report: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle at Bobcat Well Service in Midland, Texas

An employee lost control of the brake handle during rig down operations and it struck him in the jaw.

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Report: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment at Grant Garrett Excavating, Inc. in Benton, Arkansas

An employee stood in a 32 inch deep trench with 24 inch concrete pipe while directing the heavy equipment operator. The employee was caught between the equipment bucket that was cleaning out dirt and the pipe.

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