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: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet at Magnablend Univar Co. in Waxahachie, Texas

An employee was dumping bags of dry phosphoric acid into a mixer from an elevated platform that was 8-feet, 9-inches high off the ground. A forklift had a pallet of the dry phosphoric acid. The portion calls for 40 bags to be dumped. The pallet was airborne, not sitting on the platform. The employee finished […]

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Report: Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet at Ross Elevator, Inc. in Batesville, Arkansas

On July 21, 2015, an employee dismantling a scaffold in an elevator shaft fell approximately 2 stories and sustained spinal injuries requiring hospitalization.

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Report: Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway at ANDROID INDUSTRIES in Arlington, Texas

An employee fell when he/she drove the forklift off a loading dock ramp. The loading dock had a broken door and broken ramp that were not guarded or blocked at the time of the incident.

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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at Covenant Health in Lubbock, Texas

On or about 21 July 2015, at approximately 1000 hrs, an employee for Convent Health Services was injured while performing maintenance work near the Convent Children’s Hospital in Lubbock, Texas. He was on the third rung of a ladder when he fell off, causing a laceration and severe ligament damage to his legs. He was […]

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Report: Fall, slip, trip, unspecified at Performance Food Service in Houma, Louisiana

An employee was offloading product when he fell and hit his head. He was hospitalized for treatment and testing.

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Report: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet at Evergreen Industrial Services in Channelview, Texas

An employee was operating a hydro blaster while cleaning a heat exchanger. As he exited a scaffold that was 15 to 20 feet in height, he slipped and fell through the ladder cage onto the concrete surface, injuring his lower back. He was hospitalized for surgery on his lower back.

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Report: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts at Capitol SkyMine in San Antonio, Texas

While connecting an electrical volt meter to a 480V panel, an employee suffered first and second degree burns to the left hand. The employee was not wearing gloves at the time. The employee was hospitalized overnight for observation.

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Report: Exposure to environmental heat at Discount Tire in Texas City, Texas

An employee suffered heat exhaustion while working at the tire store on 7/18/15 and was hospitalized overnight.

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Report: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker at Rucker Mechanical Contractors, LLC in New Orleans, Louisiana

An employee was using a handheld portable power drill to hang a job site sign when the drill bit hit his finger.

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Report: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet at North Houston Pole Line in Houston, Texas

Employees were placing a 50-foot wood pole into the ground to support electrical lines. The line truck could not fit between the alleyway where the pole was to be placed. The injured employee was tasked with securing a bonding wire to the pole. He straddled the pole to about 12 feet to begin securing the […]

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