Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021-03-04 | Altus | Ok | Producers Cooperative Oil Mill | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was emptying a rail car. The car's door closed on his left hand, amputating the ring finger at the second knuckle. | |||||
2020-08-21 | Altus | Ok | Fred's Steakhouse and Saloon | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee sustained a middle finger amputation during the operation of a meat tenderizer. | |||||
2020-03-12 | Altus | Oklahoma | JSH Construction, LLC | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
Am employee was installing metal decking on the roof of a steel building. While going backwards, the employee fell approximately 19 feet off the roof and fractured an arm. | |||||
2019-08-02 | Altus | Oklahoma | Bar-S Foods Co. | Leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was pulling a bologna tree (rack) on a rail system to an oven when the tree snapped and fell on his left leg, breaking it. | |||||
2018-09-25 | Altus | Oklahoma | M & D Contracting | Fingertip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
An employee was carrying a metal piece when the employee tripped and fell. The metal piece then cut off the employee's left thumb tip. | |||||
2018-05-10 | Altus | Oklahoma | Bar-S Foods Co. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee became overheated while cleaning an oven, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-02-06 | Altus | Oklahoma | Bar-S Foods Co. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee had a water spray hose on her shoulder when she leaned in to look at a meat cutter machine during inspection. The water spray activated the machine and amputated the employee's left middle fingertip. | |||||
2017-08-22 | Altus | Oklahoma | BAR-S FOODS | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was changing the bologna casing in a stuffing machine when the clamper and trim blade were activated, amputating his thumb tip. | |||||
2016-02-05 | Altus | Oklahoma | Bar-S Foods Co. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was cleaning the blender auger and slipped and fell, hitting the framework of the equipment and fracturing ribs. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2015-07-28 | Altus | Oklahoma | U.S. Postal Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was hospitalized due to heat stress and dehydration. | |||||
2015-06-16 | Altus Afb | Oklahoma | The Womble Company | Fingernail(s), nailbed(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was helping to move aluminum tubing and frame-filled crates. The employee was signaling the operator when his left pinky got caught between the board and the crate. His left pinky fingertip was amputated, removing mostly skin and the fingernail. | |||||
2015-03-26 | Altus | Oklahoma | Jackson County Memorial Hospital | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was carrying a tray from the kitchen to the cafeteria. Another employee opened the door, which pushed the tray into the employee's chest. The employee complained of chest pain and was hospitalized. |