Houston, TX—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record

Houston, TX

1,915 severe-injury reports between 2015-01-05 and 2025-10-29, 12,171 OSHA inspections, and 17,199 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Houston, Texas.

1,915Severe injuries

1,551Hospitalizations

12,171OSHA inspections

17,199Injury filings

Employers with the most severe injuries in Houston

# Employer Severe-injury reports

1 National Oilwell Varco 16 2 Houston Methodist Hospital 12 3 NCI Group, Inc. 10 4 AT&T 8 5 Cooper/Ports America, LLC 8 6 United Airlines 8 7 Fiesta Mart, LLC 7 8 H.E.B, LP 7 9 U.S. Postal Service 7 10 Memorial Hermann Health System 6

Example incidents

Southeastern Freight Lines HOUSTON, TEXAS · 2025-10-29 · Injured by object pushed or pulled by person
An employee was hooking up a set of 28-foot trailers, attaching a converter dolly to the lead trailer's pintle hook. He backed up the lead trailer and parked it a foot from the converter dolly, then lifted the converter dolly and rolled it to the lead trailer to set it onto the hook. The converter dolly kicked up, and the employee's left hand was caught between it and the trailer. He suffered a severe laceration to the palm between the ring finger and middle finger.
Fortune Foods Texas Inc. HOUSTON, TEXAS · 2025-10-27 · Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
Employee 1 was investigating a gas odor. While employee 1 was checking the equipment, a gas explosion occurred, resulting in a fire that burned the employee's face. Employee 2 entered the area and a second explosion occurred, causing burns to their face and arms. Employee 2 was hospitalized.
Hiland Dairy Co. of Texas - Houston HOUSTON, TEXAS · 2025-10-24 · Struck by propelled object or substance unspecified
An employee was performing rear brake shoe service on a truck. The employee was using a prybar to remove a spring when the spring slipped from the S-cam and amputated his left index fingertip.
XPO HOUSTON, TEXAS · 2025-10-24 · Fall on same level n.e.c.
An employee was lowering a safe stack beam inside a trailer. The beam released, causing the employee to fall back and strike his head on the trailer floor. He was hospitalized with a brain bleed and a concussion.
MW Industries, Inc. HOUSTON, TEXAS · 2025-10-23 · Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c.
An employee was grinding the ends of a metal spring. His hand slipped, and his right index finger contacted the grinding wheel and was lacerated. Part of his fingertip was amputated.
Industrial Fabrics, Inc. HOUSTON, TEXAS · 2025-10-22 · Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
An employee was walking by a lathe machine when his left hand got caught in a roller of the lathe machine. The employee sustained amputations involving the last two digits of the left hand and partial amputation of the middle finger.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.