| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-31 | Jefferson City | Mo | MIDWEST BLOCK AND BRICK | Nonclassifiable | Nonclassifiable |
| A temporary employee was sorting/stacking blocks on the conveyor line. A chunk of concrete got stuck between the conveyor and a dead roller. The employee went to remove the chunk of concrete. | |||||
| 2021-08-26 | Jefferson City | Mo | Sam's Club | Nonclassifiable | Fall on same level |
| An employee fell backward onto a concrete floor and became lightheaded. | |||||
| 2021-07-09 | Jefferson City | Mo | DELONGS INC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was grinding on a steel vertical stiffener when the grinder kicked back and contacted the employee's left index finger, resulting in a laceration that required surgery. | |||||
| 2020-09-08 | Jefferson City | Mo | Prairie Farms Dairy | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was pulling jammed cartons off a track. The employee's middle finger got caught in a pinch point of a machine where the cartons out-feed, resulting in a partial amputation of the right middle finger. | |||||
| 2020-07-28 | Jefferson City | Mo | Meeks Lumber | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| On July 28, 2020, while helping the driver of a truck to back in an employee was pinned between the reversing truck and a stationary trailer. He sustained an abdominal hematoma. | |||||
| 2020-04-05 | Jefferson City | Missouri | Capital Materials LLC | Lower leg(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle |
| An employee was cleaning waste material from a ready-mix plant. A piece of the material broke free and rolled into the employee's right lower leg, breaking it. | |||||
| 2019-08-02 | Jefferson City | Missouri | UPS | Ankle(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was loading a trailer when his foot became lodged between a bar and a moving conveyor belt near the tail of the belt. His right ankle was broken and he was hospitalized, requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2019-06-26 | Jefferson City | Missouri | Industrial Warehouse and Distribution Group | Foot(feet) and leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was driving a forklift to a charging station. As the employee was backing up the forklift to park it at the charging station, it struck a wall and the employee's right leg and foot were crushed between the wall and the forklift. | |||||
| 2019-01-12 | Jefferson City | Missouri | UNILEVER | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was adjusting an overhead conveyor belt (8 feet in the air) on a scissor lift when her finger became pinched in an in-running nip point, resulting in a fingertip avulsion. The conveyor belt was running at the time. | |||||
| 2018-09-19 | Jefferson City | Missouri | SCHOLASTIC ADC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was lining up a slip sheet by hand on a pallet when a forklift operator he was working with activated the slip sheet push and pull attachment, which grabbed the employee's fingers, resulting in an amputation of the first joint of the left index finger. | |||||
| 2018-07-02 | Jefferson City | Missouri | SAMRON MIDWEST CONTRACTNG | Multiple body parts | Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c. |
| An employee fell on top of another employee as he was setting a form wall. The employee on the ground suffered a broken hip and shattered ankle. | |||||
| 2018-06-18 | Jefferson City | Missouri | WAL-MART STORE#29 | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was using a pallet jack to move steel racking from the sales floor to outside of the store when the steel racking slipped off the pallet. The employee and another employee attempted to lift the steel to reposition it on the pallet. The employee lost his grip and his right middle finger was caught between two sections of the steel racking, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2018-06-12 | Jefferson City | Missouri | JS Excavating Inc. | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was cutting a piece of 15" pipe. When he got to the end of the cut, the pipe pinched, causing the saw to kick back and cut his left shoulder. | |||||
| 2018-04-06 | Jefferson City | Missouri | ABB, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person |
| Two employees were working together to lower a transformer hood. One employee let go of the hood and it fell onto the injured employee's hand amputating the left middle finger's distal phalanx, second digit. | |||||
| 2018-02-24 | Jefferson City | Missouri | CAPITAL REGION MEDICAL CENTER | Hip(s) | Fall on same level |
| An employee was bending to lift a pan that had fallen on the kitchen floor. The employee fell and fractured her hip. | |||||
| 2017-04-28 | Jefferson City | Missouri | ABB Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee was modifying a slide for a winder on an end milling machine when the employee's right little finger contacted the machine and was dislocated. | |||||
| 2017-02-22 | Jefferson City | Missouri | ABB | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| On February 22, 2017, at 8:30 p.m., an employee was working on a core press when a pressure plate was inadvertently activated. The plate amputated his left pinky toe and fractured his foot. | |||||
| 2016-08-23 | Jefferson City | Missouri | INDEVCO INC. | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was descending a step ladder and fell 5 feet onto the right hip resulting in hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-06-11 | Jefferson City | Missouri | ALDI INC | Leg(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was operating a walk-behind lift jack in a back stockroom. The employee's gloves became caught in the controls, causing the lift jack to become stuck in the on position. The employee was pinned between two lift jacks and suffered a leg injury. | |||||
| 2016-05-13 | Jefferson City | Missouri | Missouri Builders Services, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was pulling nails from roof panels. He started to carry a panel across the roof and stepped on an area that was insulation only. He fell approximately 15 feet to the lower level, breaking his left femur and one rib. | |||||
| 2016-03-14 | Jefferson City | Missouri | ABB | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was washing the inside hood of a transformer. As he was closing the hood, his hand slipped off and the hood came down and smashed his left middle finger. His fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2015-09-22 | Jefferson City | Missouri | HENTGES TREE SERVICE | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck against object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was picking up cut brush and placing it into the chipper during power line right of way clearance. The branch brushed his abdomen and lodged a thorn into his abdomen. The event occurred on Sept. 22, 2015. Several days and two doctor visits later, the employee was admitted to the hospital on Sept. 29, 2015 with a severe infection. The thorn was found during exploratory surgery. | |||||
| 2015-08-31 | Jefferson City | Missouri | HENTGES TREE SERVICE INC. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was cutting a limb on the ground using a chainsaw. The tip of the saw popped out of the limb and struck the employee's left foot behind the big toe, causing a laceration. | |||||
| 2015-07-06 | Jefferson City | Missouri | Alpla Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An AME palletizing machine had been installed to palletize bottles/stack them on plastic trays. An employee noticed that the machine had trays that were sideways. He opened the gate and entered the machine to straighten the trays. The crane inside the machine activated while he was inside, striking him and crushing him against the side of the machine. | |||||
| 2015-05-15 | Jefferson City | Missouri | DELONGS INC | Brain | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee stepped over a pallet (used to store warehouse equipment) on the warehouse floor to retrieve some carpet squares. He picked up the carpet squares and stepped backwards to go back over the pallet. After doing so, he lost his balance and caught his toe on the pallet, which caused him to trip and fall. He landed on his knee and face, suffering an unspecified knee injury and a concussion. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-03-02 | Jefferson City | Missouri | DICK OTKE CONSTRUCTION | Elbow(s) | Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was cleaning the units on the second floor when he stepped on a loose platform close to the forklift and fell 10 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken right elbow and had surgery. | |||||
| 2015-01-05 | Jefferson City | Missouri | ABB Inc. | Multiple body parts | Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet |
| Employee 1 and employee 2 were operating a welding robot in the fabrication department. Employee 1 was loading a fin bank into the welding cell and was walking backwards into the welding cell while operating an overhead crane. Employee 1 stepped backwards into an open pit and fell approximately 8 feet. Employee 1 sustained the following injuries: fractured pelvis at both hip sockets, fractured ribs, fractured right elbow, fractured right shoulder. Employee 1 is hospitalized at University Hospi | |||||