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: Nonvenomous insect bites at Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Patrol in Brownsville, Texas

A Border Patrol Agent was bitten by a tick and eventually required hospitalization.

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Report: Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less at Legacy Petroleum, LLC in Skiatook, Oklahoma

An employee was working at an oil and gas lease site when he made contact with a 480 V transmission line while working between the distribution box and the well he was inspecting. The employee received third degree burns on his hands and back and was admitted to the hospital.

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Report: Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area at PILGRIMS PRIDE CORPORATION in Mount Pleasant, Texas

An employee was walking in front of an electric pallet jack. The pallet jack ran over the back of his foot when the employee stopped suddenly.

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Report: Roadway collision-moving perpendicularly at Dallas CBD Enterprises in Dallas, Texas

An employee was traveling west bound on Ross Ave and proceeded into an intersection on a green light. A car ran a red light and struck the employee on the left side.

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Report: Vehicle or machinery fire at Austin Materials in San Marcos, Texas

A crew was preparing to pave a road. While warming up, the rear of the paving machine caught on fire and burned the employee sitting in the seat.

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Report: Overexertion in lifting-single episode at Wismettac Asian Food in Dallas, Texas

An employee was hospitalized after hurting his back while lifting boxes from a dolly.

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Report: Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident at Kehe Distributors in Flower Mound, Texas

An employee was operating a double pallet jack and wanted to move it in reverse. He put the pallet jack in the forward gear instead of reverse and became pinned between the pallet jack and a spur.

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Report: Contact with hot objects or substances at Lion Copolymer, LLC in Geismar, Louisiana

An employee walking through the plant stepped in a shallow trench that was missing a trench cover. The trench contained hot water.

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Report: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids at Permian Services Company in Sterling City, Texas

An employee was loading a well with hot oil. The employee had turned valves off and started to fill the well. The pressure in the tank filled due to the hot oil. The pressure release valve released flammable vapors and/or gases. The flammable vapors and/or gases ignited, burning the employee’s face (cheeks and ears). The […]

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Report: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation at Northwest Pipe Company in Saginaw, Texas

An employee was placing a chock onto pipe to stabilize it on the conveyor. The employee tried to go over the machinery instead of around it, and his right thigh got caught by the moving conveyor machinery. He sustained a severe laceration and torn muscle, requiring surgery.

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