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: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object at Walmart Supercenter #371 in Granbury, Texas

An employee was scanning dog food with a hand scanner when the employee turned and the employee’s foot became caught underneath a kick plate. The employee fell to the ground, resulting in a fractured femur.

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Report: Contact with hot objects or substances at Gates Corporation in Siloam Springs, Arkansas

A maintenance technician was replacing a hydraulic hose on an extruder. An adjacent hot water hose burst at the connector, spraying him with 200-degree water. He suffered second-degree burns to his right arm, stomach, and right thigh and was hospitalized.

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Report: Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident at Petmate in Arlington, Texas

An employee was operating a stand-up forklift in reverse while carrying a load. The employee was caught between the forklift and the racking system, suffering a broken rib.

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Report: Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified at Kohler in Brownwood, Texas

An employee was cutting bands on a pallet when he tripped and fell, breaking his right hip.

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Report: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle at Pegasus Link Constructors in Dallas, Texas

An excavator was being used to remove a handrail attached to the bridge sidewalk. The handrail struck an employee in the head, causing a skull fracture and a broken rib. The employee was hospitalized.

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Report: Fall, slip, trip, unspecified at Priefert Manufacturing in Greenville, Texas

An employee slipped and fell, suffering a contusion and an open wound.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Republic Service in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

A driver climbed on top of a garbage truck to close the doghouse door on the compactor. He slipped and fell, suffering a broken right wrist, a compound fracture above his right elbow, and a dislocation to the elbow. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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Report: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified at 84 Lumber Company in Houston, Texas

A stack of about 20 pieces of plywood fell on an employee’s left leg, scraping the entire and landing on the left ankle. Both bones in the employee’s lower leg were broken.

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Report: Vehicle or machinery fire at AllStar Metals in Brownsville, Texas

An employee was cutting a large piece of metal with a torch. The lines that supplied gas to the torch burst into flames, causing first- and second-degree burns to the employee’s thighs and abdomen.

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Report: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified at Brigade Energy Services, LLC in Gardendale, Texas

An employee was unstrapping a pipe rack when it fell over on the employee, who suffered fractured vertebrae.

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