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: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment at Balchem in Saint Gabriel, Louisiana

An employee was pushing a gangway to a railcar. The gangway was extended. The extension piece fell down and struck the employee’s hand, injuring it. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery.

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Report: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning at Otis Elevator Company in Houston, Texas

An employee was attempting to manually wipe excess lubricant off of elevator cables when the car moved, putting the injured employee’s arm in the pinch point between the ropes and the sheaves. The employee was hospitalized with a severe fracture and laceration to the left arm.

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Report: Contact with hot objects or substances at USA DeBusk LLC in Corpus Christi, Texas

An employee was removing a blind in a depressurized line at a refinery when a flash came out of the flange and burned his ear and wrists between his gloves and FRC sleeves.

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Report: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object at TNG Retail Services in Arlington, Texas

An employee was walking on the sidewalk outside when the employee tripped on a branch sticking out of the ground and fell, suffering a left knee injury.

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Report: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified at Cactus Wellhead LLC in Odessa, Texas

An employee was working on a frac tree. The tree fell, catching the employee on the leg and breaking it.

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Report: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation at Gustav's Tool & Die Works in Seguin, Texas

An employee was operating a horizontal lathe when he attempted to change the tooling on the tail stock. The moving chuck caught his tooling, causing the tooling to rotate and strike his left hand. He broke his left hand and received several lacerations on his two middle fingers that required stitches.

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Report: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet at Customs and Border Patrol in Eagle Pass, Texas

An employee was chasing individuals on foot when the employee fell 10 feet onto gravel ground, suffering a broken jaw and nose.

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Report: Fall on same level due to slipping at H-E-B, LP in Killeen, Texas

An employee slipped and fell on acorns in a landscaped area of the parking lot. She suffered displaced tibia and fibula fractures to the right leg/ankle.

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Report: Vehicle or machinery fire at Big 4 Trucking, Inc. in Roseland, Louisiana

Two employees were troubleshooting the starter on a forklift in the maintenance area. While both employees were on opposite ends of the forklift, the second employee pulled the connection tube on the forklift tank. A flash fire occurred. The first employee suffered second degree burns to the face. The second employee suffered second degree burns […]

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Report: Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional at US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in San Antonio, Texas

An employee was conducting surveillance to make an arrest when his firearm discharged into his thigh.

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