| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-16 | Sikeston | Mo | KELPRO INC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was bending a metal tube using a machine when their little finger was crushed between the tube and the machine and was later amputated. | |||||
| 2021-09-22 | Sikeston | Mo | Missouri Farm Bureau Insurance | Head and trunk | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was filming crop harvesting when a combine knocked her over. The combine wheel then ran over the employee, causing a crushed pelvis, a broken bone in her face, and bruising. | |||||
| 2021-04-08 | Sikeston | Mo | Steward Steel Inc | Lower leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| A steel member was being transported by a material handling magnet. The magnet lost contact with the steel member surface while it was being transported to the staging area. The steel member fell and struck the injured employee's leg resulting in a lower leg fracture. | |||||
| 2020-01-10 | Sikeston | Missouri | DEWITT COMPANY | Leg(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle |
| An employee was preparing the dock plate for a forklift to unload a shipment of rolls inside a shipping container. The rolls of fabric inside the container shifted and rolled onto the employee breaking a leg(s). | |||||
| 2019-07-24 | Sikeston | Missouri | Tetra Pak Materials | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee took the handle of a press and went to a lathe to reshape the handle. While using the chuck to reshape the handle, the employee's fingertip was partially amputated. | |||||
| 2018-06-27 | Sikeston | Missouri | TETRA PAK MATERIALS, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was adjusting plates on a printing press and caught a finger in the gears resulting in a partial amputation to his left middle fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-06-05 | Sikeston | Missouri | Heartland Wood Products, Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was feeding wood pieces into a press machine while a coworker was behind the press determining why the air hose was not operating properly. The employee's right hand entered the point of operation, crushing his hand and amputating two fingers. | |||||
| 2017-02-07 | Sikeston | Missouri | Alan Wire Company | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee and a coworker were standing on a shelving unit when the support beam was knocked out beneath them. The employee lost his balance and fell approximately 15 feet to the concrete below, breaking his left wrist and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-04-21 | Sikeston | Missouri | The Larson Group | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was putting parts into the back of his pick-up truck using material handling equipment. Once the part was in place it shifted/rolled over and smashed his pinky finger. The bone was fractured in three different places. | |||||
| 2015-08-31 | Sikeston | Missouri | PYRAMID ROOFING | Hand(s) | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| The injured employee contacted an energized electric line while directing roofing activities from a forklift-raised basket. He sustained electrical burns on his hand and was hospitalized. | |||||