Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-09-08 | Wentzville | Mo | Warren County Concrete | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
On 9/08/2021, a concrete truck driver was repairing a rear light approximately 7-8 feet above the ground. He lost his grip and his hand got caught between the roller and the drum. He lost a fingernail and required amputation to the right ring finger. | |||||
2021-06-20 | Wentzville | Mo | icon Mechanical Construction and Engineering LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
Three employees had just retrieved a wooden beam from under a section of ductwork. One of them was bending over to pick it up when the duct section shifted and a piece of angle iron slid off it onto that employee's left thumb. The thumb was broken and the employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery. | |||||
2021-04-28 | Wentzville | Mo | Sams Club-Walmart-Store#4875 | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was sharpening a 6-inch meat cutting knife with a handheld knife sharpener. The blade slipped and punctured the employee's abdomen. | |||||
2021-01-10 | Wentzville | Mo | Walmart | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was fixing meat in a meat slicer. The slicer amputated her fingertip. | |||||
2020-03-02 | Wentzville | Missouri | MAX-AIR TECHNOLOGY | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee suffered a partial amputation to the ring fingertip while working on a butterfly valve actuator. | |||||
2019-05-31 | Wentzville | Missouri | GENERAL MOTORS | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
An employee was adjusting a slow-flow valve while resting his free hand on the H block. As he was tuning the valve, his finger was caught and crushed by the H block. | |||||
2019-05-10 | Wentzville | Missouri | CAMPING WORLD RV SALES, LLC | Heel(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was using a 10- foot rolling staircase to perform repairs on the roof of a fifth wheel travel trailer. He slipped from the staircase and landed on his feet causing injury to his right heel. | |||||
2019-01-20 | Wentzville | Missouri | Summit Restaurant Group LLC | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
At 2:45 p.m. on January 20, 2019, an employee was walking back to her parked vehicle after a delivery. She slipped on ice, and her right foot went backwards while her body fell forward. She suffered a closed fracture of the right ankle as well as the foot being dislocated. | |||||
2018-09-18 | Wentzville | Missouri | TVS SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS INC. | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was standing on pallets, about 3 feet off the floor, scanning boxes with an electronic scanner. He fell to the floor, breaking his left wrist. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-08-04 | Wentzville | Missouri | TVS Supply Chain Solutions Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
An employee was using a hoist and two hooks to lift an axle onto a stand when the axle shifted and contacted the employee's right little finger, partially amputating it. | |||||
2017-03-10 | Wentzville | Missouri | Crown Services, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Fall, slip, trip |
An employee was injured while conducting vehicle inspections on a railcar. The injured employee was found on the ground next to the railcar by another employee. It is presumed that the employee fell from the railcar. The employee was hospitalized for a concussion and a broken arm. | |||||
2016-09-07 | Wentzville | Missouri | General Motors | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
On 9/7/16, an employee was moving wooden pallets by hand. He picked up one pallet and held it against his abdomen while bending down to pick up a second pallet. In doing so, two pieces of wood punctured his abdomen. One piece immediately fell out; the other had to be removed at the hospital. | |||||
2016-04-15 | Wentzville | Missouri | Dierberg's Market | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee stepped onto a pallet on the floor to reach a box overhead. He fell backward to the concrete floor and broke his hip, requiring overnight hospitalization. | |||||
2016-03-16 | Wentzville | Missouri | GENERAL MOTORS | Fingertip(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
An employee was opening and closing the doors of vehicles when her right index finger was smashed by a door. Her fingertip was surgically amputated. | |||||
2015-11-22 | Wentzville | Missouri | Jack Cooper Transport Company, Incorporated | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was climbing down the rail car ladder and fell sustaining head and back trauma. | |||||
2015-09-18 | Wentzville | Missouri | GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION | Elbow(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was outside on a break and was walking back to her work station when her ankle gave out, causing her to fall to the concrete floor. She broke her elbow in the fall. | |||||
2015-05-27 | Wentzville | Missouri | GENERAL MOTORS | Hand(s) | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
On the morning of 5/27/2015, an employee was bitten on the right hand by a stray cat while on break in the dock area of the plant. Later that night his right hand and arm were swollen and he was in pain. He was admitted to the hospital overnight for treatment. | |||||
2015-01-19 | Wentzville | Missouri | St. Charles County Concrete | Multiple body parts | Injured by physical contact during horseplay |
On 1/19/15, employee was burned on the upper right and left legs and buttocks as a result of employee horse play. The employee was hospitalized in Mercy Burn Unit for a week. |