Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-08-18 | Potosi | Mo | REED LUMBER CO. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was helping reconnect a drag chain. The chain began jumping; as he tried to hold it down, his foot was caught between the chain and a sprocket. Three of his toes were smashed, and there was an amputation. | |||||
2018-01-01 | Potosi | Missouri | HARRIS BAKING | Multiple head locations | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was exiting his truck when the grab handle broke. He then fell to the ground and struck his head, fracturing his skull and rupturing his ear drum. |