105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI—

Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc.

Ingestion of harmful substance · Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.

Final narrative

An employee was inspecting a ship intake duct that had been fabricated. The employee heard someone grinding above him and when he looked up, a piece of welding slag fell into his mouth. The employee removed the slag from his mouth and continued working. Later that evening at his residence, the employee experienced breathing problems. The employee went to a hospital emergency room for treatment where it was discovered that the employee had welding slag in his throat. The employee was admitted to the hospital and surgery was performed to remove the welding slag.

Hospitalized Internal neck location, unspecified Molten or hot metals, slag

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TEMPLE, TEXAS—

GridTech Power, LLC

While waiting to assist with delivering a transformer from a flatbed truck, an employee went to get a drink of water. He returned to the work area and set his water bottle down. He later went to take a drink and picked up a different bottle that contained denatured alcohol. The employee was hospitalized due to poisoning.

MONESSEN, PENNSYLVANIA—

Cleveland Cliffs Monessen Coke Plant

An employee was carrying a bottle of door seal solution containing sodium silicate. The employee bumped their arm, causing them to ingest the solution. The employee suffered from wheezing, nausea, and breathing difficulties.

HOLLIDAYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA—

D Holdings

An employee was siphoning water from a tank and ingested chemicals that were in the siphon hose. He was hospitalized.

CORDOVA, ALABAMA—

Wilson Machine & Welding, Inc. of Decatur

An employee was siphoning degreaser from a 55-gallon drum. Some of the caustic solution entered his mouth and throat, causing burns. He was hospitalized.