| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-10 | Tupelo | Ms | Elite Comfort Solutions | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning a glue machine and amputated their left index finger. | |||||
| 2021-06-14 | Tupelo | Ms | MDR Construction, Inc. | Jaw, chin | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
| A crimping gun fell out of an employee's tool bag and recoiled after hitting the ground. It struck the employee's chin, fracturing the jaw. | |||||
| 2021-04-22 | Tupelo | Ms | B & B CONCRETE COMPANY INC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was replacing belts on an air compressor. The motor pulley rotated, grabbing the employee's fingers and pinching them between the tightened belt and the pulley. The employee suffered a severed right index finger, a lacerated right middle finger, and a broken right ring finger. | |||||
| 2021-03-06 | Tupelo | Ms | Cooper Tire & Rubber Company | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee reached to grab rubber in a conveyor belt and their arm was caught in the belt, resulting in a fractured forearm and a right index finger injury. | |||||
| 2021-01-12 | Tupelo | Ms | SUNSHINE MILLS, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using a lathe to smooth out a shaft. The machine caught his left ring finger and amputated it. | |||||
| 2020-03-16 | Tupelo | Mississippi | Dixie Electrical Controls and Automation, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating an aerial lift and was elevated 9.5 feet. While traveling backwards, he was pinned between the cage of the aerial lift and overhead structure bracing. The employee's chest/neck area was pinned, cutting off oxygen and resulting in strangulation. | |||||
| 2020-03-11 | Tupelo | Mississippi | Kellex Corp. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was operating an upcut saw and contacted the blade with their left hand resulting in amputation of the left thumb and a hand injury. | |||||
| 2019-07-02 | Tupelo | Mississippi | North Mississippi Medical Center Services, LLC | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was walking in wet grass to get to the office when the employee fell on the grass, breaking the right ankle. | |||||
| 2019-07-01 | Tupelo | Mississippi | North Mississippi Medical Center Services, LLC | Upper arm(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface |
| An employee tripped and fell into an elevator that had stopped 8-10 inches above floor level. The employee landed on the floor and suffered a broken humerus. | |||||
| 2019-05-14 | Tupelo | Mississippi | Firstfleet, Inc. | Knee(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee opened the swinging doors of a truck trailer. A pallet had shifted during the drive and fell out. The pallet hit his lower body, injuring both his knees. He was hospitalized and required surgery. | |||||
| 2019-05-02 | Tupelo | Mississippi | North Mississippi Medical Center | Fingertip(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
| An employee's left pinky fingertip was partially amputated when it was caught in a closing door. | |||||
| 2019-01-26 | Tupelo | Mississippi | Cooper Tire & Rubber Company | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was towing empty storage racks with a tug. The employee stopped the tug and was adjusting the racks when the tip of his left thumb was pinched and amputated between the racks. | |||||
| 2018-06-27 | Tupelo | Mississippi | Goodyear Commercial Tire | Lower leg(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was struck by a lock ring fracturing his lower right leg while inflating a tire. | |||||
| 2018-06-08 | Tupelo | Mississippi | Cooper Tire & Rubber | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was moving a roll with an overhead hoist. The load moved and struck the operator's hand against the machine causing a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2017-10-11 | Tupelo | Mississippi | Kellex, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was cutting fabric with an electric knife when his left hand slipped and struck the moving knife blade. He suffered a soft skin amputation to the left middle finger. | |||||
| 2017-09-18 | Tupelo | Mississippi | Confortaire, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using a press to seal a plastic bag around a pillow when the press' heat sealer compression bar amputated the employee's left first fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-07-17 | Tupelo | Mississippi | Krueger International, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was adjusting a chair back part in a CNC bender when the machine crushed his right index finger. His finger had to be medically amputated at the first knuckle. The bender machine was operating at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2017-06-24 | Tupelo | Mississippi | Kroger | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was removing a box of lobsters from a shelf when his feet became tangled in shrink wrap on the floor, causing him to fall and fracture his right hip. | |||||
| 2017-05-08 | Tupelo | Mississippi | EXPRESS SERVICES, INC. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was removing bearing caps from a skip hoist when the door slid and trapped his right foot between a brace and the door, amputating his big toe and possibly amputating the remaining four toes. | |||||
| 2017-04-25 | Tupelo | Mississippi | Fireline, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Struck by object or equipment |
| An employee was struck by a check value that he was removing while it was under pressure. | |||||
| 2017-04-05 | Tupelo | Mississippi | Confortaire, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cutting fabric strips on a strip machine when it jammed. While trying to clear the jam, the machine's blade came down and lacerated and fractured the employee's left index finger and thumb. | |||||
| 2017-03-15 | Tupelo | Mississippi | Family Dollar | Lumbar region | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment |
| On March 15, 2017, an employee was on a freight elevator when the chain broke and the elevator collapsed. The employee sustained broken lumbar vertebrae requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-01-15 | Tupelo | Mississippi | Swift Staffing Mississippi, LLC | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a tug. As the tug turned a corner, it tilted onto two wheels and the employee's left foot was caught between the tug and a tire rack resulting in a laceration to the foot. | |||||
| 2017-01-09 | Tupelo | Mississippi | GIBSON CORRUGATED, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was setting up his equipment and caught his finger between the anti-lock roll and doctor roll crushing and severing the right middle finger. The employee was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
| 2016-10-04 | Tupelo | Mississippi | Leggett & Platt Components Company, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On October 4, 2016, at approximately 10:00 AM, an employee was operating a small full-revolution clutch mechanical power bench press, forming and punching recliner hardware. The press was equipped with two palm buttons, light curtains, and two mechanical side guards. Unexpectedly, the top ram came down and pinned the employee's left hand against the bottom half of the die. She suffered broken fingers and was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
| 2016-09-08 | Tupelo | Mississippi | Rebel Electric, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
| On 9/9/2016, at approximately 1:30 PM, an employee and coworker were trying to uncrate electrical switchgear. They were using tools to pry the switchgear's cabinet off the wooden pallet when the switchgear shifted over onto the employee's right foot and knocked him backwards, leaving him hanging over the mezzanine by his caught foot. When his coworker righted the cabinet, it freed his foot, causing him to fall head-first to the concrete floor below. He suffered skull fractures, right leg/ankle | |||||
| 2016-08-01 | Tupelo | Mississippi | Swift Staffing, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| An employee tripped and fell. As she was getting up from the fall by grabbing onto a tire rack, another tire rack shifted and crushed her left hand. Her middle, ring, and pointer fingertips had to be medically amputated. | |||||
| 2016-06-05 | Tupelo | Mississippi | Swift Staffing, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee's right hand was on a safety rail when a tire rack struck and crushed his middle, ring, and pinky fingers. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-03-29 | Tupelo | Mississippi | Kellex Seating | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating the end boring machine, drilling holes for dials. The employee's finger got caught under the clamp when the clamps came down resulting in the amputation of the left middle fingertip. | |||||
| 2016-01-26 | Tupelo | Mississippi | Cooper Tire & Rubber | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On 01/26/16, an employee's right middle fingertip was amputated when the employee attempted to clear a jam in the cold bead machine. | |||||
| 2015-11-24 | Tupelo | Mississippi | Polyester Fibers, LLC | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was starting a new run of fiber. As she went to pull the fiber from the oven, her right hand and arm got caught in an adjustable conveyor. Her hand and arm were severely burned. | |||||
| 2015-10-16 | Tupelo | Mississippi | Phillip Lighting | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| While changing a machine die, an employee's left index finger got caught between the hydraulic clamp and cylinder, resulting in a finger amputation. | |||||
| 2015-09-04 | Tupelo | Mississippi | JESCO, INC. | Lumbar region | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee fell 10 feet from a mezzanine during welding operations, injuring their left shoulder tendon, cracking the L4 vertebra, and lacerating the left arm. A guardrail was not in place at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2015-09-02 | Tupelo | Mississippi | United Furniture Industries, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee suffered a severe laceration to three fingers while cutting OSB boards on a table saw in the research and development shop. The table saw blade was not guarded at the time of the incident. The employee was hospitalized overnight. | |||||
| 2015-08-31 | Tupelo | Mississippi | Leggett & Platt Components Company, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was wearing work gloves while operating a vertical milling machine to fabricate a tube. The employee attempted to adjust the tube in the machine with his left hand when his work glove got caught on a set screw. His left little fingertip was amputated; there was no bone loss. | |||||
| 2015-02-25 | Tupelo | Mississippi | Cooper Tire & Rubber | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee going to his car slipped on ice and broke his right leg. The employee went to the hospital and is awaiting surgery. | |||||