Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-15 | Monett | Mo | PLAY POWER, INC. | Heel(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was inspecting a mold suspended by a hoist when the hoist failed and the mold struck the employee in the head and lower body. The employee sustained a broken heel and lacerations to their head and thigh. | |||||
2020-10-10 | Monette | Ar | Monette Cooperative Inc. | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was climbing down a six-foot fiberglass stepladder and missed the bottom step. The employee fell to the floor and fractured his right hip. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-03-25 | Monett | Missouri | EFCO CORPORATION | Lower leg(s) | Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. |
A forklift struck a cart, which in turn struck and fractured an employee's lower left leg. | |||||
2020-01-07 | Monett | Missouri | Acme Dock Specialists Inc | Leg(s) | Fall, slip, trip |
An employee was removing the safety strut on a dock leveler when the clamp on the crane slipped, allowing the dock leveler to fall on the employee and drive him to the ground. He cut his ear and broke his leg. | |||||
2019-09-18 | Monette | Arkansas | Greenway Equipment Inc. - Monette | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
Two employees were removing a cutter bar from a soybean header. The bar slid into one employee's right hand, amputating the little finger. | |||||
2019-03-14 | Monett | Missouri | Schreiber Foods | Upper and lower limb(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was pulling a cart with a cast manifold and mopping the floor. The cart rolled forward, dropping one leg into a drain, and the cart tipped. The manifold then fell and landed on the employee, breaking her left index finger, left ankle, and four left toes. | |||||
2019-01-19 | Monett | Missouri | Select Genetics LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure through unintentional needlestick or sharp injury |
An employee was holding two young turkeys for vaccination. One of the turkeys fell, and the employee was injected with a small amount of the oil-based vaccine while trying to catch it. | |||||
2018-09-22 | Monett | Missouri | TYSON FOODS | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was bagging frozen leg quarters with a machine and was attempting to remove a jammed staple when the machine activated and the employee's thumb pad was partially amputated. | |||||
2018-05-14 | Monett | Missouri | STEEL TECH OF THE OZARKS | Brain | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was moving a steel beam with an overhead crane when the crane's pin (clip) broke and the beam fell, hitting the employee on the head and right hip. He was hospitalized for a concussion and leg contusion. | |||||
2018-04-26 | Monett | Missouri | PACKERS SANITATION SERVICES INC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning a fat removal machine when it cycled. The employee's left fingertip and middle finger were caught in the equipment, resulting in amputations. | |||||
2018-01-05 | Monett | Missouri | International Dehydrated Foods, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was helping two other associates close a door to a cardboard baler. The injured employee and a coworker were pushing on the door while another was operating the baler controls. The injured employee instructed a coworker to close the hydraulic clamp that closes the door. The hydraulic clamp crushed the employee's four left-hand fingers (index through pinky) between the door and hydraulic clamp. The fingers were amputated. | |||||
2016-07-11 | Monett | Missouri | ARCHITECTURAL SYSTEMS INC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On or about July 11, 2016, an employee was braking a part at a 45-degree angle when the part came up and partially amputated the employee's thumb. The employee's other thumb was lacerated. | |||||
2016-06-13 | Monett | Missouri | CLARK INDUSTRIES INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was attempting to straighten a piece of metal in a press brake when his right hand was caught in the machine, amputating his index and middle fingertips. | |||||
2016-01-18 | Monett | Missouri | ASSOCIATED MACHINIST, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee sustained a partial amputation of his left thumb while sanding a part using a hand held disc sander. The part grabbed and pulled his thumb into the disc causing the amputation. | |||||
2015-12-07 | Monett | Missouri | INDUSTRIAL MACHINE & ENGINEERING COMPANY | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was troubleshooting a 200KVA welder. The equipment inadvertently cycled and amputated two fingers to the first joint on the employee's right hand. | |||||
2015-03-03 | Monett | Missouri | Tyson Foods, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning a pump near the marination mix tank. She removed the piping but did not remove the cover and reached into the opening. She felt the sharpness of the impeller and quickly withdrew her hand. The distal portion of the third finger on the left hand was amputated. |