| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-26 | West Plains | Missouri | DRS SUSTAINMENT SYSTEMS, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was removing bolts from a piece of machinery. A bolt got stuck; when it came loose, the employee's left index finger was pinched in a tongue and partially amputated. | |||||
| 2020-02-27 | West Plains | Missouri | Ozark Medical Center | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was going to visit a client. While going up the steps at a neighbor's house, the employee slipped on an icy stairway and fell down the stairs. The employee sustained a broken right ankle. | |||||
| 2020-01-14 | West Plains | Missouri | REGAL BELOIT CORPORATION | Brain | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was walking and hit his head on a fire extinguisher wheel. He fell to the ground, struck his head on the floor, and was knocked unconscious. He was hospitalized with a head injury. | |||||
| 2018-09-07 | West Plains | Missouri | DRS LEONARDO | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee tripped on a small cardboard box in the aisle next to her work table. She fell to the floor, landing on and breaking her left hip. | |||||
| 2017-04-11 | West Plains | Missouri | OZARK MEDICAL CENTER/ OZARK MEDICAL HOME CARE SERVICES | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was walking down stairs, tripped and fell resulting in a broken ankle. | |||||
| 2016-08-12 | West Plains | Missouri | DRS SUSTAINMENT SYSTEM, INC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee suffered a smashed right index finger while operating a tube-bending machine, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-06-27 | West Plains | Missouri | DONAHUE ROOFING, COMMERICAL DIVISION, LLC | Multiple lower extremities locations | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| An employee was measuring a parapet wall on the front portico of a hotel building when he lost his balance and fell approximately 18 feet, breaking both legs, his knee, and his ankle. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-10-30 | West Plains | Missouri | ARMSTRONG HARDWOOD FLOORING COMPANY | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| A worker was operating a chop saw and amputated the tip of his right middle finger when his finger was pulled into the saw along with the wood to be cut. | |||||
| 2015-07-13 | West Plains | Missouri | Pennington Seed | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was working outdoors at the "Rover Buying Station." He and a truck driver loaded purchased seed into a truck. The two employees then went into the air conditioned office to cool off. The employee sat down near the air conditioner and became unresponsive. The truck driver called 911. The employee was transported to the hospital. | |||||