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: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning at Vulcan Materials Company in San Antonio, Texas

An employee climbed onto a collector conveyor belt to pry a large rock out from under a feeder grate. The plant was started and the employee was pulled down onto the conveyor under another feeder conveyor. He fell clear after about four seconds of the belt moving under him, having suffered several broken ribs and […]

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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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Report: Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker at Impellam Group in Waller, Texas

An employee was driving a forklift, moving coiled steel. The employee dismounted the forklift and went to roll the coil to reset it. The 1,520-pound coil rolled toward him, over his ankle, causing a compound fracture and lacerations.

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Report: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified at Sam's Club 4958 in San Marcos, Texas

An employee was cleaning a spill bucket at a fuel station. A truck struck her and threw her 8-10 feet. She suffered a head laceration, a broken collarbone, and a dislocated hip.

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Report: Intentional injury by other person, n.e.c. at BRIDGESTONE BANDAG, LLC in Abilene, Texas

During their work shift, three employees were involved in horseplay that progressed into an altercation. One employee threw a pair of scissors at another employee, puncturing his arm and causing vascular and muscular damage. The injured employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

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Report: Vehicle or machinery fire at Hammett Excavation Inc. in Ferris, Texas

An employee was refueling his equipment (track-hoe) when he noticed a few sparks occur once he touched the fuel nozzle to the neck of the fuel tank opening. He went to pull the nozzle out and a burst of flames shot out, causing burns on his right arm and the right side of his face.

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Report: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning at El Paso Prepared Foods, LLC in El Paso, Texas

An employee was cleaning a tortilla mixer when the machine turned on. His right arm was then caught in the machine, resulting in a broken bone above the right wrist.

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Report: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet at Rogers Mechanical Contractors, Inc. in Dallas, Texas

An employee was in a scissor lift attaching a roof drain pipe to the wall when the employee fell 8 to 10 feet onto the concrete floor, fracturing the left ankle.

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Report: Struck by discharged object or substance at U.S. Department of Defense, Tinker Air Force Base in Tinker Afb, Oklahoma

An employee was using a high-pressure washer to clean an aircraft when his left foot was sprayed with the water, causing a puncture wound.

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Report: Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet at Labor Finders of Pasadena in Houston, Texas

A temporary employee was dragging boxed furniture off a truck trailer. The truck was not backed up all the way to the building and the employee’s leg slipped between the truck and building. The employee was hospitalized for leg and hip injuries.

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