Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-09-26 | Biloxi | Ms | Tracklite Systems, Inc. | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
The injured employee was spreading rubber pellets across a track and was struck by a forklift that was moving a super sack of rubberized pellets. The injured employee suffered fractures to both legs. | |||||
2020-07-14 | Biloxi | Mississippi | LOVE'S TRAVEL STOPS & COUNTRY STORES, INC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
After carrying out tire servicing, waiting on maintenance shop customers, and answering phone calls, an employee became ill. He was hospitalized, suffering from heat stress. | |||||
2018-08-20 | Biloxi | Mississippi | O'Reilly Automotive Stores, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Stings and venomous bites |
An employee was stung by hornets and suffered an allergic reaction while removing brush outside the store. | |||||
2018-06-14 | Biloxi | Mississippi | Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was delivering product to a customer when he experienced severe leg cramps, requiring hospitalization for dehydration and heat stress. | |||||
2018-05-30 | Biloxi | Mississippi | Waste Management Biloxi Transfer Station, LLC | Lower leg(s) | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
An employee was checking the progress of waste being ejected from a walking floor trailer when a pressurized hydraulic hose blew apart. The employee's lower leg was lacerated. | |||||
2018-03-21 | Biloxi | Mississippi | IP Casino Resort and Spa | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was using a push stick to cut small strips of wood on a 14" table saw when his left index finger contacted the saw, causing a severe laceration that resulted in a partial amputation. | |||||
2018-02-10 | Biloxi | Mississippi | Beau Rivage | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was changing the blade on a food processor when it turned on and amputated the employee's left index finger. | |||||
2018-01-31 | Biloxi | Mississippi | IP Casino Resort and Spa | Foot(feet) and leg(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was cooking with a tilt skillet that had boiling water when it leaned forward and spilled, burning both of his feet and his right leg. | |||||
2017-08-11 | Biloxi | Mississippi | OSCAR RENDA CONTRACTING | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
An employee was installing a 6-inch PVC sewer line. As he was holding the pipe, something smashed his thumb against the pipe. He suffered left thumb trauma and a possible fracture, requiring overnight hospitalization. | |||||
2017-05-25 | Biloxi | Mississippi | Autozone | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was standing on a ladder placing a radiator on a top shelf when he fell and lost consciousness. He suffered a concussion and back pain, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-04-18 | Biloxi | Mississippi | BEAU RIVAGE RESORT & CASINO | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee tripped over a pallet and fell breaking his hip. | |||||
2017-01-22 | Biloxi | Mississippi | Winn-Dixie | Multiple body parts | Shooting by other person-intentional |
An employee confronted a shoplifter attempting to steal liquor. The employee retrieved the liquor and the shoplifter left the store. Approximately 1.5 hours later, the shoplifter returned to the store, grocery side, and shot the employee three times - on the side of the head, in the left shoulder and on the left hand. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2016-06-30 | Biloxi | Mississippi | IP Casino Resort & Spa | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was cutting beets with a knife and amputated the tip of the left pinky finger. | |||||
2015-10-28 | Biloxi | Mississippi | VA Gulf Coast Veterans Healthcare | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was changing the bearings in a ventilation system motor. After the motor was put back together, the employee reached behind the motor with his left hand to check the belt tension. While the employee was checking the belt tension, the wind blew through the air duct and caused the ventilation fan pulley to turn. The employee's left pinky and index fingers were pinched between the pulley and belt and amputated. | |||||
2015-09-01 | Biloxi | Mississippi | Golden Nugget Biloxi, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was standing at the entrance door of the valet parking office with his left hand resting on the hydraulic door cylinder while he was talking to co-workers. His left ring fingertip was pinched and amputated by the hydraulic cylinder arms when another employee opened the door to enter the office. | |||||
2015-04-30 | Biloxi | Mississippi | Command Center | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
An employee was lifting sheet metal to put in the dumpster when he felt a bubble-like substance, resulting in a hernia. |