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: Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-multiple episodes at KLAASMEYER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. in Little Rock, Arkansas

An employee and coworkers were pulling fiber optic cables through a horizontal duct beneath the road. The employee passed out and was hospitalized overnight.

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Report: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c. at Polyone in Pasadena, Texas

An employee standing next to a forklift truck received a glancing blow to the right foot when the operator started the forklift and turned to the right.

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Report: Struck by discharged object or substance at Hixson Lumber Sales of Louisiana, Inc. in Winnfield, Louisiana

An employee had just finished nailing a fence panel using a nail gun. As he extended his arm down into a resting/hanging position with his finger still on the trigger, another employee walked behind him and was struck in the lower leg with the nail gun, which actuated and drove a nail into his leg. […]

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Report: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet at The Roark Group Inc. in Rogers, Arkansas

An employee was climbing a scaffold to check if the graphics applied to a box truck were peeling. The scaffold tipped over, and the employee fell about 7 to 8 feet.

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Report: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet at E.J. Chris Contracting, Inc. in High Island, Texas

Two employees were on top of a water tank doing sand blast work. The wind caught them on the tank and blew away a tarp. The tarp struck the injured employee, who landed 20 feet below.

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Report: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object at NE Baptist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas

An employee was walking and talking when she tripped over a new floor cleaning machine wheel that was in the office. She fell on her left hip and was hospitalized.

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Report: Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet at Resource Staffing in Cypress, Texas

An employee went upstairs to take measurements of the attic area. He stepped back and fell off of the open floor to the tile beneath. He suffered a fractured vertebra and was bleeding from the head. He was hospitalized.

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Report: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids at Brazos Rock Energy in Kermit, Texas

On or about 11 April 2015, at approximately 0830 hours, a Brazos Rock Energy employee received burns on his wrist and face when flammable gasses that accumulated during a pipeline hot tap ignited. The employee was helping a welder weld the pipe sections together when two pin-sized holes on a section of pipe 10 feet […]

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Report: Bites and stings, unspecified at Customs & Border Patrol in Fort Bliss, Texas

An employee was participating in an obstacle course at Fort Bliss when he went over an obstacle and felt an insect bite his right index finger.

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Report: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment at Packless Metal Hose, Inc. in Waco, Texas

An employee was waxing a moving, horizontal bandsaw blade. The blade caught his work gloves and pulled his hand onto the blade, causing serious injuries.

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