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: Shooting by other person-intentional at CVS Health in Dallas, Texas

An employee was working the cash register at the front of the store. A masked person entered the store and demanded money. As the employee turned to open the cash register, the person shot the employee twice in the stomach.

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Report: Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle at Port Personnel Services, LLC in Corpus Christi, Texas

A temporary employee was hooking up a cargo load in the hull of a boat when the straps holding the pipes broke, allowing the pipes to fall on top of him and strike his legs. He suffered a broken left leg and right leg laceration.

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Report: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. at Driver Pipeline Company, Inc. in Dallas, Texas

An employee was working a pipeline tie-in operation, aligning a pipeline section with an existing pipeline. The nylon sling attached to the track hoe that was holding the pipeline section had too much slack, and the pipeline fell about 2 feet (while still in the sling) and struck the employee. The employee suffered a hairline […]

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Report: Overexertion in lifting-single episode at Montevista Rehabilitation and Skilled Care in Lawton, Oklahoma

An employee was lifting a pot of water to empty at the steam table when she felt something pop in her back. She fell onto the steam table and possibly down to the floor as well.

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Report: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified at Wright Construction Company, Inc. in Fort Worth, Texas

An employee was assembling a 6″ bend for a manhole vent when his finger was caught in between the bolts and the hood, fracturing his middle finger.

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Report: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation at Rigid Global Buildings in Houston, Texas

An employee was going to lift steel products using a chain sling and an overhead bridge crane. The employee’s left thumb was pinched between two chain pieces when the crane started lifting the product. He sustained a laceration and fracture of the left thumb.

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Report: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet at Young & Sons Drywall in Porter, Texas

An employee was hanging ceiling grids while wearing adjustable stilts. A screw came out of the stilts and the stilts collapsed, causing the employee to fall and break a leg.

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Report: Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving at Seating Installation Group in Arlington, Texas

Two employees were unboxing stadium chairs. Employee 1 picked up a paddle-lock and hit the injured employee in the head with it. The injured employee was knocked out, began having seizures, and was hospitalized with severe head trauma.

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Report: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person at Tyson Poultry, Inc. in Pine Bluff, Arkansas

An employee was going to use a water hose to remove chicken debris from the floor inside the further processing oven room. As the water valve was turned to the on position, the pressure from the hose caused it to slip out of the employee’s hands and the end of the hose made contact with […]

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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at CHEROKEE BUILDING MATERIALS, INC. in Springdale, Arkansas

An employee was securing material for a delivery when the employee fell approximately 4 feet from a flatbed truck to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured skull, broken ribs, and a bruised lung.

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