| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-08 | Mexico | Mo | SPARTAN LMP | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was visually inspecting the equipment and was standing approximately 5-6 feet away from the pressure hoses when a hose burst and hot water struck the employee on his forearm and abdomen resulting in second degree burns. | |||||
| 2021-02-22 | Mexico | Mo | HarbisonWalker International, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| Two employees were changing the cups in a pump. The pump was started up to put the machine in reverse, which would get the cylinder cup out to the end of the material cylinder so the cup could be removed. The swing tube switched, and an employee's right thumb and index finger were caught in it. The employee suffered amputations to the thumb and finger. | |||||
| 2021-02-10 | Mexico | Mo | SEMO MILLING LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was using a extruder for processing soy when an extruder screw became clogged with soy. The employee used a crowbar approximately 18 inches long to unclog the extruder when the extruder grabbed and pulled the crowbar, resulting in severe injury to the employee's right hand, including amputation of their middle, ring, and pinky fingers. | |||||
| 2020-06-29 | Mexico Beach | Florida | Southern Blue Construction inc | Multiple body parts | Excavation or trenching cave-in |
| At 1:45 p.m. on June 29, 2020, an employee was installing plumbing at the bottom of an excavation, about 5-7 feet deep, when the side of the excavation collapsed and fell on him. He suffered fractures to the ribs, collarbone, and pelvis and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-08-15 | Mexico Beach | Florida | Lincoln Hancock Restoration, LLC | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Fall to lower level |
| An employee fell from the second floor while removing metal framing. He broke his ankle and another bone in his leg. | |||||
| 2018-03-19 | Mexico | Missouri | MEXICO PLASTIC CO. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee's right middle finger was inside a threaded hole to lift a crammer machine when the crammer cycled and amputated his fingertip. | |||||
| 2016-03-30 | Mexico | Missouri | Dawn Foods Inc. | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was repairing equipment. The equipment was not locked out. The reciprocator arm contacted the employee's right arm resulting in a laceration that severed an artery requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2015-07-13 | Mexico | Missouri | Mexico Plastic Company | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An extrusion operator was removing an airshaft from the steel core on an extrusion plastic processing line with help from another employee. The steel core pinched off the tip of the operator's left middle finger. The injured employee was not hospitalized, but was treated in the emergency room. | |||||
| 2015-02-25 | Mexico | Missouri | DAWN FOOD PRODUCTS INC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On 2/25/15 at approx. 5:15 p.m., an employee was sanitizing the muffin batter depositor pump. She removed the cover off the side of the equipment, sprayed inside, and then reached into the pump with her right hand to check for remaining batter mix. As a result, three fingertips on her right hand were amputated. The machine was not locked out at the time. | |||||