Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-08	Flowood	Ms	Methodist Rehabilitation Center	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a medication cart in a hallway and fell to the floor, resulting in injuries to the right shoulder, right arm, and right hip.
2021-05-16	Flowood	Ms	Koch Foods	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was spraying down equipment and removing some chicken fat on a shackle when their left index finger was caught in the equipment and amputated.
2020-06-25	Flowood	Mississippi	Rockett, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was assisting a press operator. When the power press engaged, it caught the employee's fingers in the machine resulting in amputations.
2020-03-10	Flowood	Mississippi	Rockett, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was using an overhead crane to move a rack upright. The 200-pound rack fell from the crane and crushed the employee's left foot.
2018-08-22	Flowood	Mississippi	The Mississippi Methodist Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was grinding a piece of metal on a drum grinder when her glove became caught, pulling her hand into the grinder. She suffered a right middle finger amputation, fractured right ring finger, and fractured ulna.
2018-07-24	Flowood	Mississippi	Custom Products Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was attempting to retrieve a part from a press shop shear when the shear struck the employee's right hand, amputating four fingers.
2017-06-07	Flowood	Mississippi	Nucor Steel Jackson Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by object or equipment
On June 7, 2017, an employee was removing a slide gate from a ladle when the gate struck him, fracturing his right shoulder and chest area.
2017-03-23	Flowood	Mississippi	Joe Meyer Construction, Inc.	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting concrete with a power saw when it slipped and lacerated his hand.
2015-10-23	Flowood	Mississippi	Kroger	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
A maintenance technician was repairing a Freon leak in the flora cooler. The technician placed a fan at the cooler to disperse the Freon, but he was exposed to phosgene gas. The technician became disoriented and almost passed out.