DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2019-08-07EoliaMissouriAmerican BotanicalsFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was feeding sassafras leaves into a hammer mill when the bottom of the cyclone dust collector connected to the milling machine became clogged. While clearing the clog, her hand was caught in the rotating impeller of the cyclone dust collector. All fingers on the right hand, except the thumb, were amputated near the first knuckle.
2017-02-09EoliaMissouriCrop Production ServicesLower leg(s)Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was cleaning a flow meter after applying anhydrous ammonia as fertilizer for corn. When he finished taking the flow meter out of the system, the meter still had product in the line. The product came out of the line and leaked onto the back of his legs, burning his lower calves and requiring overnight hospitalization.
2015-07-27EoliaMissouriAmerican BotanicalsBrainOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee working on an elevated work platform 5 feet above the floor slipped and fell, striking his head. He was knocked unconscious and was hospitalized overnight with concussion symptoms.