DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-02-19Star CityArUnited States Postal ServiceThoracic regionFall on same level due to slipping
An employee was carrying a bag of salt to spread on a driveway. He slipped on ice and fell to the pavement on his back, suffering fractures to the T-11 and T-12 vertebrae.
2021-02-12Lone StarTxTexas Tubular ProductsArm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating the south-end facer when a pneumatic clamp that holds the pipe down engaged. The clamp came down on the employee's right arm and fractured it.
2020-04-03Lone StarTexasU. S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc.Thigh(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An exit swing conveyor (which directed piping to a quenching machine) was undergoing maintenance. The swing conveyor abruptly cycled and swung to the left, pinning an employee's leg against a building column. The employee suffered a broken right femur and was hospitalized.
2020-02-21StarksLouisianaGilchrist Construction Company, LLCLower leg(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was driving a lowboy to move equipment off a construction site. While exiting the vehicle, he fell approximately 4 feet onto the gravel surface, fracturing his left fibula and tibia.
2019-03-17Star CityArkansasTYSON FOODS, INC.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was working in a chick trailer. As he was repositioning a flat hook (on a winch) attached to the last chick tray, the attached cable straightened out. His left hand was caught between the hook and the dolly and his index finger was crushed. The finger was amputated.
2019-02-28StarkvilleMississippiA T & TPelvisFall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee fell backward while removing a manhole cover, landing on the pavement and suffering a broken pelvis.
2018-09-12StarkvilleMississippiDelta Industries, Inc.SkullOther fall to lower level
An employee was exiting a front-end loader cab using the ladder and grab rail when the employee fell backwards to the ground, suffering a possible skull fracture.
2018-02-03StarkvilleMississippiKroger Limited Partnership 1Finger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee retrieved two hams to slice for a customer and placed one of the hams on the table of a vertical band saw. When the employee made the first cut, the moving blade amputated the employee's right index finger above the middle knuckle. The guard was raised in the highest position which did not guard the saw blade.
2018-01-23StarkeFloridaAnderson Columbia Co., Inc.Foot (feet)Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was working near a shoulder spreader when it was loaded onto his foot, breaking it and requiring hospitalization.
2017-08-17StarkvilleMississippiKroger Limited Partnership IFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting meat with a band saw when his right pinky finger hit the saw blade and was lacerated.
2016-07-25StarkvilleMississippiAMERICAN FIELD SERVICES CORP.Upper and lower limb(s)Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was scraping loose asphalt off the apron of a dump truck containing hot asphalt. The excavator shovel was laying in the bed of the dump truck when the dump truck started to move forward. The dump truck pulled the excavator forward, causing a blade on the excavator to strike the employee, who then fell onto the hot asphalt. The employee suffered severe burns on both forearms, a chipped left ankle bone, and broken bones in the right ankle/foot.
2016-06-20Union StarMissouriCapital Electric Line Builders IncNonclassifiableStruck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Two employees were connecting a hard line to a conductor. As they were pulling the line, the wire grip that held the line gave way, and the cable jumped into the air and hit the employees. Both employees were hospitalized overnight, and one employee required surgery.
2016-06-12StarkvilleMississippiSailormen dba PopeyesBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was working at the drive through window collapsed due to heat stroke.
2016-04-06StarkeFloridaDarling Ingredients, Inc.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was walking by a 260 J raw cooker containing oil, grease, and solid food for chicken feed when the cooker built up pressure, causing the door to pop open. Hot food splashed out and contacted the employee's chest, resulting in chest burns. The employee was hospitalized.
2016-03-24StarMississippiHermetic Rush Services , Inc.Hip(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was changing the light bulb beneath the diving board in a drained swimming pool. The employee then slipped along the sloping wall and fell onto a cinder block located on the bottom of the pool, suffering a possible broken hip.
2016-02-15StarkvilleMississippiCraddock Construction Company Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a table saw cutting lumber. A piece of the wood that he was cutting kicked back causing the employee to lose his balance. His right middle finger struck the saw blade resulting in the loss of bone to the right middle finger.
2016-01-17StarkvilleMississippiKroger 381, Inc.Fingertip(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a meat saw and amputated the right index fingertip.
2015-05-12StarkvilleMississippiCraddock Construction Company Inc..NonclassifiableOther fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell 8 feet from a 10-foot step ladder while installing an acoustical ceiling grid.
2015-03-18StarkvilleMississippiKroger Limited Partnership 1Finger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was slicing a bone-in NY strip steak when the bone caught his thumb and pulled it into the saw blade.