| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-16 | Sapulpa | Ok | Paragon Industries, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| Maintenance was being performed on a production line. An employee grabbed a belt on a motor pulley system with his left hand. The pulley system pulled in his hand, causing partial amputations to the little finger, ring finger, and thumb. | |||||
| 2021-08-10 | Sapulpa | Ok | Manhattan Construction Company | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet |
| An employee was putting a bridge beam in place. When the beam struck the pier, the employee who was holding a 4 x 4 to cushion the beam was knocked off the pier and fell over 40 feet to the ground, resulting in two broken arms and a fractured back that left the employee paralyzed from the waist down. The employee's harness was not connected at the time. | |||||
| 2021-07-21 | Sapulpa | Ok | Ardagh Glass Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee was assisting with staging a conveyor to install a new conveyor belt. As the new conveyor belt roll was being lowered to a stand, the employee was removing the roll straps. The straps amputated the employee's left index and middle fingers to the first digit. | |||||
| 2021-01-08 | Sapulpa | Ok | Real Alloy Recycling INC | Wrist(s) and arm(s) | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. |
| On January 8, 2021, an employee tripped and fell. His left hand and forearm entered a tube of molten aluminum as he braced himself. He was hospitalized, having suffered second- and third-degree burns on his forearm and wrist. | |||||
| 2020-01-17 | Sapulpa | Oklahoma | Paragon Industries Inc. | Multiple face locations | Struck by object or equipment rolling freely |
| An employee was in a pipe rack area. A pipe rolled and struck him in the back of the head. It pushed his head into another pipe, which crushed his face. He suffered fractures to the jaw bone, left eye socket, and facial bones, as well as a slight skull injury. | |||||
| 2018-08-04 | Sapulpa | Oklahoma | BIOS CORPORATION | Brain | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface |
| An employee was retrieving clothing to help a client get dressed when she tripped over some loose carpet and fell. She struck the right side of her face on the dresser as she fell to the floor onto her right side. The employee sustained contusions and a concussion and acute right shoulder and knee injuries. | |||||
| 2017-10-17 | Sapulpa | Oklahoma | Paragon Industries, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was on a roller conveyor attempting to replace a chain on a sprocket to get a pipe to move. Another pipe was placed on the conveyor, causing the sprocket to move. Both of the employee's hands were then caught in the sprocket, amputating the left index finger at the first knuckle and the left middle fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-09-22 | Sapulpa | Oklahoma | PARAGON INDUSTRIES, INC. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| A 9-inch joint of pipe was stuck crossways on top of the kicker and the conveyor system between the pipe threading machine and the coupling area. The injured employee was assisting another employee in clearing the jam and was struck by the pneumatic kicker that kicks the pipe up onto the conveyor. The employee suffered multiple rib fractures on the left side and a possible hernia. | |||||
| 2017-03-19 | Sapulpa | Oklahoma | J & G STEEL CORPORATION | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was inserting a 5" pipe into a large section of duct work. He needed a come-a-long that was at the other end of the pipe. He climbed onto the pipe and started walking on the pipe to reach the come-a-long. When he reach a flange, he stepped over it and then fell approximately 6' to the floor. The employee sustained bruised ribs, a bulging disc and a grade two kidney tear. | |||||
| 2017-02-23 | Sapulpa | Oklahoma | Paragon Industries, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| Employees were attempting to tow a stuck vehicle. The quick connect on the loader engaged and the injured employee's left hand was struck by a hydraulic pin resulting in the partial amputation of two fingers. | |||||
| 2017-01-27 | Sapulpa | Oklahoma | Steel Country Threaders | Nonclassifiable | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was installing a cooling tower over a pit when he fell approximately 12 feet into the pit, suffering bruising. Fall protection was not worn at the time. | |||||
| 2015-12-14 | Sapulpa | Oklahoma | Ardagh Glass Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was changing a link in a chain on a set of rollers when a pallet of finished product was pushed onto the roller set being worked on. This caused the sprocket to move on the chain, pulling the employee's left index finger in and amputating it to the middle knuckle. | |||||
| 2015-11-12 | Sapulpa | Oklahoma | XPO Logistics | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode |
| An employee was hooking a trailer when he felt something pop in his back. He experienced numbness and paralysis from the chest down, requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
| 2015-02-25 | Sapulpa | Oklahoma | J&G Steel Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| Employee was cutting a 2-inch by 6-inch piece of metal when his right index finger got caught in the shear. Employee's right index finger was surgically amputated from the first knuckle. | |||||