Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-11	Carthage	Mo	H E WILLIAMS INC	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was helping roll material onto a coil. The employee's right index fingertip was amputated in a slot in the material.
2021-11-10	Carthage	Mo	FLEX-O-LATORS	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was watching a maintenance employee work on an extruder. The employee's left hand was caught in a pinch point between the pulley and the conveyor belt, and the little fingertip was amputated. The extruder was running at the time.
2021-10-19	Carthage	Mo	Dyno Nobel Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was troubleshooting a motorized gate when their glove was caught between the conductors of the gate's wheel, resulting in a partial amputation to the index finger.
2021-10-16	Carthage	Ms	Pearl River Foods, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was riding on the back of the yard dog in front of the trailer. The yard dog jackknifed into a ditch and the employee jumped. The employee suffered an injury that resulted in amputation of the lower left leg.
2021-07-29	Carthage	Ar	Idaho Timber of Carthage LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On 07/29/2021 at 1:15 a.m., an employee was attempting to respool a hoist cable when his glove became stuck to the cable, pulling his left hand into the hoist pulley and resulting in an amputation of the left index finger between the first and second knuckle.
2021-06-13	Carthage	Mo	Leggett and Platt	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a wire drawing machine when their glove was caught and drawn into the machine. The employee sustained partial amputations to their left ring and middle fingers.
2021-05-02	Carthage	Mo	BUTTERBALL LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was sorting burgers. The divider between two conveyors fell off and the employee grabbed it by the handle. As the employee was trying to pull it back, the employee's hand got stuck; one of their fingers was smashed and another was amputated.
2021-04-29	Carthage	Mo	CROSSLAND CONSTRUCTION CO.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working on a stepladder. He came in to contact with an energized ceiling fan, was shocked, and fell off the ladder. He suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-02-21	Carthage	Tx	Louisiana Pacific Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was cleaning out a wood burner. A falling clump of wood ash struck his right hand in the airlock, causing the amputation of the ring fingertip against the airlock fin and the chute's frame.
2020-09-08	Carthage	Mo	Ajinomoto Foods	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was pulling dough through the dough cutter blade when their right pinky fingertip was amputated.
2020-08-26	Carthage	Il	Dearwester Grain Services, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
On August 26, 2020, a temporary employee was operating a fork truck when it tipped onto its side, causing the overhead guard to land on the employee's left foot and break it. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2020-08-03	Carthage	Ny	Ox Specialty Paper, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was performing housekeeping duties when they backed into a ball valve causing steam to release. The employee sustained second degree burns to their back.
2020-07-10	Carthage	Mississippi	Tyson Farms, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's chain glove was caught by a wing module on a moving line. Her left ring finger was pinched between the module and a stainless steel guide, causing the amputation of the fingertip.
2020-06-18	Carthage	Mississippi	TYSON FOODS, INC.	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was helping cut shoulders when the knife cut his hand. He sustained a laceration to the top of the right hand that involved a tendon.
2020-06-03	Carthage	Mississippi	Penns Industrial & Commercial Construction, LLC	Multiple body parts	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was stepping over a 2-foot retaining wall while holding a 25-foot aluminum pole. The pole touched an overhead transformer fuse, and the employee was shocked. The employee suffered second- and third-degree burns to the leg, buttocks, and arm.
2020-05-02	Carthage	Missouri	AJINOMOTO	Wrist(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
A metal chip used to test the metal detector had fallen off the conveyor. As an employee reached to retrieve the metal chip, her cotton glove was caught by a sprocket. Her arm and hand were pulled around the bar attached to the sprocket. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery on her wrist.
2020-04-20	Carthage	Texas	Tyson Poultry, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in lifting-multiple episodes
An employee had been stacking boxes and started having chest pains. The employee was hospitalized and had cardiac related surgery.
2020-04-01	Carthage	Missouri	H. E. Williams Incorporated	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a press brake when it cycled, causing an amputation to his right index finger.
2020-02-17	Carthage	Missouri	Schreiber Foods	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While an employee was putting cheese into a cutter machine, his left arm got caught and crushed in the machine.
2020-01-20	Carthage	Mississippi	Triple V Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting meat on a band saw and amputated his right index finger.
2019-04-03	Carthage	Mississippi	Tyson Foods Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
While walking in a blast freezer hallway, an employee was struck by a forklift and suffered a broken lower right leg.
2018-03-30	Carthage	Texas	Acme Truck Line, Inc.	Hand(s)	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was airing a tire when the tire burst and debris fractured his hand.
2018-01-29	Carthage	Mississippi	Tyson Foods, Inc	Forearm(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was adjusting the forks of her forklift when a second forklift backed into hers, pinning her left arm between the two forklifts. Her left forearm broke and required surgery.
2017-04-18	Carthage	Texas	TYSON FOODS, INC	Groin	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was lifting 40 lb. boxes of chicken and suffered a groin pull.
2017-03-01	Carthage	Texas	Genpak, LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a jam from the crystallizer machine when her hand was caught in the rotating throat resulting in amputation of her hand. The machine was not locked out at the time.
2016-08-15	Carthage	Missouri	Swift Transportation Company	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell while exiting a truck. The employee suffered a head injury and was hospitalized for treatment.
2016-06-28	Carthage	Mississippi	Tyson Foods Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a pallet jack and was driving through the curtains to the freezer. As he used his right hand to open the curtain, his left hand was caught between the pallet jack handle and a post, smashing his left thumb. He was hospitalized and required thumb surgery.
2016-05-16	Carthage	Texas	Tyson Foods, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee entered through a cooler door and slipped on ice that had accumulated on the freezer floor, breaking the right femur.
2016-04-25	Carthage	Arkansas	Idaho Timber LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using the pop-up saw to cut scrap lumber into smaller pieces when the saw blade amputated her right thumb at the first knuckle.
2016-04-05	Carthage	Arkansas	Idaho Timber LLC	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was climbing up the ladder on the catwalk when he slipped and lost his grip, falling 5 feet to the concrete floor below. He broke his right lower leg and suffered an ankle injury.
2016-02-16	Carthage	Missouri	JUSTIN BOOT COMPANY	Foot (feet)	Stepped on object
An employee stepped on a tack while walking in the work area. The employee was later hospitalized for an infection in his foot.
2016-02-11	Carthage	Missouri	PARKSIDE MACHINE & FABRICATION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using an end milling machine while wearing gloves. The machine caught the employee's glove and amputated the left-hand index finger.
2016-02-06	Carthage	Missouri	Schreiber Foods Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing a pump from a piece of equipment. The air supply to the pump was knocked loose, closing a valve and amputating the employee's left middle fingertip.
2016-01-11	Carthage	Missouri	EBV Explosives Environmental Company	Multiple body parts	Explosion, n.e.c.
On 1-11-16, at around 11:47 a.m. CST, an employee was investigating a robotic system that had shut down in a safety cell due to an error. An explosive device fell from the machine to the floor and detonated while he was exiting the cell. He was thrown against a door frame, breaking his arm and suffering whole-body blunt force trauma.
2015-09-01	Carthage	Mississippi	Asplundh Tree Expert Co.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee passed out while repairing a tree trimmer. He was hospitalized for heat-related dehydration.
2015-08-09	Carthage	Arkansas	MOBLEY CONTRACTORS, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Bites and stings
On August 06, 2015, an employee was bitten on the left middle finger by an unknown source, assumed to be a spider. On August 08, 2015, the employee showed the employer his swollen finger and was sent to a doctor for treatment. On August 09, 2015, the employee's left arm had begun to swell. The employee went to the emergency room and was admitted to the hospital on August 09, 2015.
2015-06-08	Carthage	Missouri	SCHREIBER FOODS	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was manually moving the belt and gears of a high pressure pump. The pump was locked out and tagged out at the time. The employee's right pinky finger got caught in the belt. When the employee pulled his finger out, he lost his fingertip barely down to the bone.
2015-01-30	Carthage	Missouri	WINDSOR FOODS	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Employee was cleaning conveyor belt, when her finger got caught between the belt mesh and drive sprocket. She received a crush injury to her index finger, between the first and middle knuckles.