Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-05-14	Mcalester	Ok	Walmart	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was unloading a truck and crushed their left ring finger between the line and cement bollard resulting in amputation.
2018-06-06	Mcalester	Oklahoma	Meeco Sullivan	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Employees were cleaning rollers on a machine with abrasive pads when one employee's fingers were caught in the rollers. The employee's middle, ring and pinky fingers were crushed.
2018-05-04	Mcalester	Oklahoma	Metroplains Management, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
While working in an elevator shaft, an employee fell from one floor to the next, suffering two broken ribs and lacerations to the head and back.
2018-02-28	Mcalester	Oklahoma	Meeco Sullivan, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a jump saw to cut lumber for dock decking. The employee was adjusting the board and pushed the foot pedal to engage the blade, which then cut off the employee's left index and middle fingertips. The employee's index finger had to be surgically amputated to the middle joint, and the middle finger was surgically amputated to the first joint. The saw was guarded at the time of the incident.
2016-06-23	Mcalester	Oklahoma	U.S. Department of Army/McAlester Army Ammunition Plant	Multiple body parts	Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was using a gas-powered chop saw to cut through a water line. When he made the second cut, the pipe slipped down and bound the saw blade. The saw wrenched from his hands, rotated, and came back with the blade cutting the employee from the shoulder across the chest.