| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-14 | Cowen | Wv | Allegheny Wood Products, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Struck by object or equipment |
| An employee was feeding a chipper machine when a board slab shifted, hitting him and knocking him to the floor. He suffered contusions to the right shoulder and hip. | |||||
| 2021-04-01 | Owensboro | Ky | Owensboro Grain Company | Nonclassifiable | Fall on water vehicle |
| An employee was getting the barge ready for a load of soy beans. The employee opened the top door of the grain barge and lost his balance, falling 10 to 14 ft. to the bottom of the barge and resulting in blunt force trauma and multiple broken bones. | |||||
| 2019-06-28 | Owensboro | Kentucky | U.S. Postal Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was delivering mail when he began feeling sick. He was hospitalized that evening, suffering from heat exhaustion and dehydration. | |||||
| 2019-04-18 | Owens Cross Roads | Alabama | Ultratec Special Effects (HSV) Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a universal swing arm press machine when her fingers entered the press. The press then came down on her fingers, amputating the right middle and ring fingertips. | |||||
| 2018-06-14 | Owens Cross Roads | Alabama | Ultratec Special Effects (HSV) Inc. | Multiple body parts | Small-scale (limited) fire |
| An employee was testing material for color accuracy when the material ignited, resulting in a flash fire that burned both of her hands and arms, the right side of her head, and her right leg. | |||||
| 2017-09-21 | Owen | Wisconsin | AGRA Construction Co. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| On September 21, 2017, an employee was readying gates for installation. While manually moving the slide, the employee's finger was caught in a gear, pinching and removing the skin on the fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-05-25 | Owens Cross Roads | Alabama | FARR Services Corporation | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over self |
| An employee was going to sweep the floor when he tripped on his shoelaces and fell to the floor, fracturing his right leg. | |||||
| 2016-05-11 | Owensboro | Kentucky | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | Leg(s) | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
| On or about 5/11/2016, an employee was delivering mail when he noticed smoke coming from a resident's garage. He stopped and noticed a gas can on fire and two kids in the garage. He told the kids to get out of the garage and to kick the gas can out. One of the kids kicked the gas can out of the garage. The can hit the employee and splattered gas on him. The gas caught on fire and caused third degree burns to both of his legs. | |||||
| 2016-03-05 | Owensville | Missouri | RR Donnelley | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee's fingertip was amputated while working on the printing press. The machine was running at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2015-12-11 | Cowen | West Virgini | Allegheny Wood Products, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On December 11, 2015, at approximately 6:20pm, an employee amputated the left middle fingertip while operating the trimmer. | |||||
| 2015-08-15 | Owens Cross Roads | Alabama | Rowland Transportation, Inc. | Arm(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was attempting to loosen the pin so that he could adjust the tandem wheels under the back of his 53-foot semi-trailer for loading/unloading. An air line failed or an air spring (ballast) burst, suddenly dropping the trailer down and pinning the employee's arm between the top of the tire and bottom of the trailer frame. His arm was crushed and lacerated. | |||||