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: Contact with hot objects or substances at Elliot Truck Line in Russellville, Arkansas

An employee was removing a “Christmas tree” fitting from a pressurized wax tank. The pressure in the wax tank caused the wax to burst from the fitting and onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized for burns to the body.

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Report: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet at Carnival Americana, Inc. in Little Rock, Arkansas

An employee was assembling an amusement ride while standing on the deck. He stepped off the deck just as he was walking off a curb and fell approximately 5 to 6 feet to the ground, suffering a concussion and left forearm fracture.

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Report: Struck by discharged object or substance at Longhorn Mechanical in Van Alstyne, Texas

An employee was putting his tools in a container when a spray paint can rapidly decompressed and bounced off a wall, hitting him in the face. He suffered a laceration and fracture to the nose.

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Report: Struck by discharged object or substance at Norbord, Inc. in Jefferson, Texas

An employee was washing down a press with a high-pressure water machine when he dropped the wand and high-pressure water injected into his left arm just above the elbow. He was hospitalized.

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Report: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle at Bison Specialty Services in Beaumont, Texas

An employee was hydroblasting when the sprinkler head malfunctioned. Water shot out of the hose at 18,000 psi, blowing off a piece of pipe and tubing. The piece impaled an employee’s left leg, breaking the tibia.

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Report: Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified at Learning Center of Northeast Arkansas in Jonesboro, Arkansas

On October 9, 2019, an employee was walking up an incline to enter the main building and tripped on either the mat covering the incline or the incline itself. The employee fell backwards and struck the back of his head on the ground, suffering a head injury and bleeding out of an ear.

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Report: Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c. at M & G Contractors, LLC in Magnolia, Texas

An employee was removing the housing from a drill rod and putting on the reamer. A pipe wrench slipped off of the pipe and spun around, striking and breaking the employee’s left leg.

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Report: Struck against object or equipment, n.e.c. at Latham Pool Products, Inc. in Odessa, Texas

An employee was putting on a work boot when a fiberglass splinter punctured the bottom of the employee’s left foot. The employee was hospitalized for an infection.

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Report: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. at Sesco Cement in Houston, Texas

An employee was part of a team that was rebuilding a cement hopper used to bag cement. While being lifted, the metal hopper twisted and struck the employee in the head. The employee was hospitalized with a head injury.

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Report: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet at UTLX Manufacturing in Houston, Texas

An employee was coming down from an A-frame platform ladder when he inadvertently missed a step, causing him to fall approximately 7 feet. He hit the ground and broke his right shoulder, requiring surgery.

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