Severe Workplace Injuries in Houma, Louisiana

Oct 22, 2025 · Oschner Clinic Foundation Hospitalized

An employee was using a table saw to cut wedges for a deck when the wood jumped and his right palm was lacerated by the blade.

Struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick back · Hand(s), except finger(s) · Health care and social assistance

Apr 25, 2025 · A.S.A.P. Industries Manufacturing, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was operating a CNC machine when his right hand was caught and crushed between two moving tool parts while getting measurements.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Hand(s), finger(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1820923

Feb 11, 2025 · Bristow Group, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was stepping down from an aircraft after closing a cowling. The drip rail of the aircraft caught his left little finger and broke it.

Struck against stationary object (other) · Other finger(s) (other) · Transportation and warehousing · OSHA inspection 1804651

Jul 28, 2024 · Rouses Markets #12 Amputation

An employee was cutting salted pork on a band saw and contacted the blade, resulting in the amputation of their right index finger and lacerations to their thumb.

Struck by running powered equipment (other) · Other finger(s) (other) · Retail · OSHA inspection 1766303

Feb 10, 2024 · Rouses Enterprises, LLC Amputation

An employee was cutting meat with a band saw when their right middle finger contacted the blade resulting in a partial amputation.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Other finger(s) (other) · Retail · OSHA inspection 1727937

Dec 14, 2023 · LA Ship Hospitalized

An employee wearing a blasting hood was preparing to blast inside a tank. The line that supplies the hood with breathing air was plugged into an argon line. The employee breathed the argon gas and fell. The employee was hospitalized for argon poisoning.

Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode · Body systems · Manufacturing

Nov 6, 2023 · Reliable HR Solutions Amputation

An employee was working on an air conditioning vent using a rotary tool when the tool caused an amputation to their left index finger.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Professional and technical services

Oct 13, 2023 · R & D Maintenance Services Inc Hospitalized

An employee was taking pictures of a crane setup when they were run over by a forklift. The employee sustained fractures to their back, hip, and ankle.

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area · Multiple body parts (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1703846

Aug 29, 2023 · Duralite Insulators, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was using a high pressure sprayer to clear an obstruction. The obstruction dislodged, causing the hose to strike the employee's right hip and right side of face.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Head and trunk · Construction

Jul 17, 2023 · Houma Armature Works - Louisiana Hospitalized

An employee was standing near an engine motor that was being removed by a crane. The motor fell from the crane and fractured the employee's left leg.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Leg(s) · Other services

Jul 6, 2023 · Thoma-Sea Construction LLC Hospitalized

An employee was cutting a hole on the bottom of a barge when he fell 18 feet through the hole, landing on the bottom floor. The employee sustained a wrist fracture.

Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet · Wrist(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1681965

Jun 17, 2023 · Danos, LLC Amputation

An employee was rebuilding a compressor engine on an offshore facility. As they were troubleshooting a connecting rod inside the compressor engine, the rod slipped down. The employee's finger was then caught between the crankshaft and connecting rod, resulting in a left middle fingertip amputation and fracture.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects · Fingertip(s) · Mining, oil and gas

May 2, 2023 · Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc Hospitalized

An employee was cutting grass using a zero-turn lawn mower. The lawn mower frame snagged a power pole brace wire and pulled down the energized power pole. The employee sustained electrical burns to his left arm and left lower leg.

Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle (other) · Upper and lower limb(s) · Construction

Apr 5, 2023 · Weeks Marine Inc Amputation

An employee was installing bolts using a pneumatic torque wrench when the wrench contacted their left index finger, resulting in amputation.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing

Mar 17, 2023 · PHI Aviation Hospitalized

An employee was working on a helicopter when they fell from the top of the aircraft to the ground, resulting in a head injury.

Other fall to lower level · Brain · Transportation and warehousing · OSHA inspection 1658252

Jan 25, 2023 · Pelican Waste Hospitalized

An employee was standing on a foot stand on the side of a garbage truck. As he stepped back and off the stand, an oncoming vehicle struck his left side, resulting in fractures to his face and pelvis.

Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway · Multiple body parts (other) · Administrative, staffing and waste services · OSHA inspection 1647611

Dec 1, 2022 · Plantation Truck Plaza-Casino Hospitalized

An employee was entering a facility when they tripped over a rug and fell, resulting in a broken left hip.

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Hip(s) · Retail

Jul 11, 2022 · Surbo Tubular Services Amputation

While rolling a drill pipe on a pipe rack, an employee's left middle fingertip was crushed between the pipes and the pipe rack resulting in amputation.

Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker · Fingertip(s) · Mining, oil and gas

Feb 28, 2022 · Energy Transfer Hospitalized

An employee was riding in an airboat when it hit a sandbar. He was thrown and hit his head and shoulder on the bow of the boat.

Collision between water vehicle and object · Multiple body parts (other) · Utilities

Dec 17, 2021 · Archrock Amputation

While starting a mill machine, an employee's left hand slipped and was cut. The employee was hospitalized and his left little fingertip was medically amputated.

Contact with objects and equipment · Fingertip(s) · Mining, oil and gas

Sep 14, 2021 · Stabil Drill Specialties, LLC Hospitalized

Employees were at the facility to perform hurricane cleanup and repair. The frame of a pull-down overhead door had been blown out during the hurricane. An employee was mounting a board to a bracket of the frame to then install a temporary vinyl curtain. The employee was standing on a pallet that was attached to a forklift and was approximately 8-10 feet above the gravel ground. When the employee struck the overhead door, it came loose and struck him, causing him to fall from the pallet to the ground. The employee sustained a fracture to the upper area of the right leg.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Thigh(s) · Manufacturing

Jun 22, 2021 · LineTec Services, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was trying to free a utility pole section for disposal. The pole came loose, struck the employee, and knocked him off the trailer he was working from. He fell and struck his head on the ground, suffering head trauma, lacerations, and possible fractures.

Other fall to lower level · Brain · Construction

Jun 21, 2021 · LASHIP, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was installing handrails on a scaffold. While changing position, she fell, landing on the ground 14 feet below and suffering several broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a non-displaced vertebra fracture.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Multiple body parts · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1539484

Apr 8, 2021 · Lowe's Companies LLC Hospitalized

An employee was escorting a forklift driver in the outside lawn and garden area. The employee fell to the ground while walking and was hospitalized with fractures to the right wrist and hip.

Fall on same level · Multiple body parts (other) · Retail

Mar 16, 2021 · Rouses Market #12 Hospitalized

An employee was cutting pig tails on a bandsaw. The saw lacerated the employee's right hand between the index finger and thumb, cutting into the palm. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery.

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Hand(s) · Retail

Mar 10, 2021 · Rapco Fabrication Hospitalized

An employee was spot welding an area under a boat. The welding equipment ignited vapors in a compartment that surrounded the gasoline fuel tanks and a vapor explosion occurred. The employee suffered a fractured skull, chest wall, ribs, and shoulder. The employee required hospitalization.

Explosion · Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Construction · OSHA inspection 1520689

Nov 13, 2020 · Wharton-Smith, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was using a concrete saw when it kicked back, lacerating the employee's upper left arm.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Upper arm(s) · Construction

Sep 1, 2020 · Lowe's Home Centers, LLC Hospitalized

An employee tripped over a box of tiles while walking down an aisle. She suffered injuries to the right wrist and left knee and was hospitalized.

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Upper and lower limb(s) · Retail

Aug 19, 2020 · PERFORMANCE ENERGY SERVICES, L.L.C. Amputation

An employee pinched their right thumb between a wrench and a nut, resulting in a partial amputation.

Contact with objects and equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing

Jun 22, 2020 · Academy Sports + Outdoors, Store 60 Hospitalized

An employee was retrieving shelving from the third row of warehouse racking. The employee lost their footing and fell, sustaining a fractured ankle.

Other fall to lower level · Ankle(s) · Retail