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: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment at Phillip May Corporation in Dfw Airport, Texas

An employee pinched his finger while removing plywood from a work area. His finger got caught between the concrete and plywood; he was hospitalized.

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Report: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle at ENTERPRISE CONCRETE PRODUCTS, LLC in Dallas, Texas

Employees were installing tables in a metal form to be put into concrete. The table shot out and hit an employee, going through one end of the employee’s leg and out the other end.

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Report: Fire, unspecified at Renewable Energy Group, Inc. in Geismar, Louisiana

Two employees were hospitalized due to a fire at the manufacturing facility. They suffered first and second degree burns on the neck, back, and hands.

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Report: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified at SOUTHWEST AIRLINES in Dallas, Texas

An employee was walking between empty baggage carts when the baggage tug operator drove over her right foot.

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Report: Struck by discharged object or substance at Tierra Lease Services in Runge, Texas

Employees were replacing equipment to install a cannon ball. As they were replacing the equipment, an employee bumped one of the valves. Pressure was released, spraying onto the employee’s neck.

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Report: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning at HOBBS BONDED FIBERS in Waco, Texas

An employee was feeding trim into a roller when the machine became jammed. The employee went to the rear of the machine, opened the door, and began pulling fiber from the duct work. He reached into the back of the duct work towards the machine; his hand was injured by the rollers.

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Report: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. at Matrix Service Co. in Rankin, Texas

An employee was adjusting the rigging holding up a 3’9″ tall manway door when the door came loose and fell on the employee’s foot.

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Report: Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c. at Aramark in Arlington, Texas

An employee was helping a coworker remove a forklift that was lodged in the mud. The employee bent over to place boards for traction under the front wheels of the forklift. The coworker used another forklift to lift the lodged forklift out of the mud when the fork slipped off of the wheel frame and […]

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Report: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation at CENTRAL MOLONEY, INC. in Pine Bluff, Arkansas

An employee’s shirt got caught on the coil winder, pulling her into the machine. She was not wearing her apron at the time.

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Report: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment at Hansen Mueller in Houston, Texas

On March 30, 2015, at approximately 3:05 PM, an employee that was directing plant operations climbed on a moving railcar. The employee got crushed between the ladder of the railcar and the bollard and was hospitalized with severe hip injuries.

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