Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-10-08 | Madill | Ok | Oklahoma Steel & Wire Co., Inc. | Arm(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was cutting weld tacks on a wire drawing machine's motor hood. After the last weld tack was cut, the hood fell on the employee's right arm and broke it. | |||||
2021-02-19 | Madill | Ok | O'Reilly Auto Parts | Knee(s) | Slip on substance without fall |
An employee was walking into the store when they slipped on an icy sidewalk, resulting in a sprain/tear in the left knee. | |||||
2020-07-15 | Madill | Oklahoma | Oklahoma Steel and Wire Company, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
On 7/15/2020, an employee was working near the barb wire manufacturing machines. He was making sure wire was in the machine and was adding and removing spools of wire. The employee experienced cramps and was hospitalized for dehydration. | |||||
2020-04-30 | Madill | Oklahoma | Oklahoma Steel and Wire | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached |
An employee was using a forklift to empty a dumpster into a roll-off container when slack in the lift chain caused the forklift's mast to fall. His left thumb was caught between the mast and the dumpster, resulting in a partial left thumb amputation. | |||||
2018-06-01 | Madill | Oklahoma | Oklahoma Steel and Wire | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was cold starting a wire draw machine when his left middle finger was pinched between the dead block and wire, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
2018-01-10 | Madill | Oklahoma | Oklahoma Steel and Wire | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was tightening a belt on a wire draw machine when another employee turned the machine on. The employee's hand was then pulled into the machine, and two fingers had to be surgically amputated. | |||||
2017-10-05 | Madill | Oklahoma | Oklahoma Steel and Wire | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was feeding wire into a drawing machine when the wire caught the employee's right hand and pulled their fingers into the block. The employee's right index finger was partially amputated. | |||||
2017-02-13 | Madill | Oklahoma | Mid America Steel and Wire Co. | Lower leg(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
The employee was observing an overhead crane moving a load and was walking. As the employee walked his left foot became caught between two air line pipes. He fell and broke his lower left leg. | |||||
2016-02-05 | Madill | Oklahoma | Big Tex Trailers | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee lost the tip of his right ring finger when it was caught in the trailer door. |