Tulsa Oklahoma – Machine Injury & Accidents

Machinery accidents can happen to anyone, regardless of their occupational status or experience. Tulsa Oklahoma is a city with a high population density and a large industrial base. This has led to an increased number of machinery accidents in the city. In 2009, there were 46 machinery accidents in Tulsa. This was the third highest rate of machine accidents in the United States. The majority of these accidents occurred in manufacturing plants or warehouses.

Manufacturing Companies

Tulsa is home to a number of manufacturing companies, including those in the automotive, aerospace, agricultural equipment, and chemical industries. Some of the more well-known companies based in Tulsa include:

Denali Incorporated
Semgroup Corporation
Quiktrip Corporation
Argonaut Private Equity Fund III, LP
Aaon, Inc.
John Zink Company, LLC
Enovation Controls, LLC

The Bama Companies Inc
Holly Refining & Marketing – Tulsa LLC
The Nordam Group LLC
AGFA Corporation
Fki Industries Inc.
Crosby US Acquisition Corp.
Navico, Inc.

Machinery Accidents

Machinery accidents happen all the time and in Tulsa Oklahoma, there are a few that stand out.

If you have been involved in a machinery accident in Tulsa, Oklahoma, contact a Tulsa Oklahoma machinery accident lawyer as soon as possible. A Tulsa Oklahoma machinery accident lawyer can help you to get the compensation that you deserve.

Here are some recent machinery accidents in Tulsa Oklahoma:

AccidentDate	Employer	City	State	Description	Injury	Body Part	Event	Injury Source	Other Injury Source
17/11/2021	Lektron Branding Solutions	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was removing a mast guard from a forklift to repair several bends in the guard. While removing the bolts on the guard, the guard fell and crushed the employee's right middle and ring fingers.	Crushing injuries	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.	Vehicle and mobile equipment parts	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
08/11/2021	Shielding Resources Group, Inc.	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was cutting a two-by-four using a table saw. The employee used his left hand to guide the two-by-four through the saw when a kickback occurred, drawing the employee's hand into the saw blade and resulting in partial amputations of the index and ring fingers.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment	Table saws
13/10/2021	Wood Systems, Inc.	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was attempting to retrieve a granite slab that was stacked behind multiple other slabs. One of the wedges the employee used to create a gap between the slabs fell and his left index finger was pinched between the slabs. The employee suffered an avulsion, which required surgical amputation of the fingertip.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Stone, marble, granite slabs	Stone, marble, granite slabs
09/10/2021	Berry Global, Inc.	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was trying to pull trim on rollers. His left wrist and fingers were pinched by the edge rollers, causing fractures to the wrist, the little finger, and the ring finger.	Fractures	Hand(s) and wrist(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects	Machinery
28/09/2021	Sargent Pipe Company, Inc.	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was strapping a load onto a trailer. He fell from the top of the trailer to the ground about 42 inches below. He suffered fractures to both hands and required surgery on their C3 to C6 vertebrae.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet	Trailers	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
10/09/2021	Axel Royal, LLC	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was replacing a tank pump. He was utilizing a pry bar to help manipulate two flanges to better position a new gasket between them. His left index finger was in the bottom bolt hole of the flange when the pry bar slipped, causing the flanges to come together and amputate the end of his left index finger above the first knuckle.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Pumps	Crowbars
31/08/2021	Robinson Glass, Inc.	Tulsa	Ok	Employees were at a site to remove old glass from a building and install new glass when it began to rain. An employee was stowing a lift when he stumbled over a curb/curb bumper and dislocated his knee.	Dislocation of joints	Knee(s)	Trip over an object without fall	Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker	Curbs
31/08/2021	Metal Panels, Inc.	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was removing pieces of metal from a shearing machine. While clearing some film coating, the shear contacted his right hand, partially amputating the ring and little fingers.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery	Shearing machines
25/08/2021	The Nordam Group, LLC	Tulsa	Ok	Two employees were pushing a parts rack through a facility. They stopped to move two vacuum pack hoses that were on the floor blocking the path of travel. While one of the employees was moving the vacuum packs, he stepped on the hoses, lost his balance, fell into a guardrail, and then landed on his right hip. His hip was broken.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object	Floor	Hoses
24/08/2021	Whirlpool Corporation	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was performing a die change on a 150-ton press when he began to feel weak, suffering from possible dehydration and/or heat exhaustion.	Multiple effects of heat and light	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat	Heat-environmental
22/08/2021	AAA Club Alliance, Inc.	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was taking a break outside his work vehicle at a convenience store when he was attacked by a customer with a pair of scissors. He called 911. When the operator asked which way his attacker had gone, he stepped away from his vehicle and the attacker hit him with his van. The employee suffered a head injury; multiple broken ribs; abrasions all over his body from being dragged by the van; and injuries to the right shoulder, right knee, right ankle, and lower back.	Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.	Multiple body parts	Multiple violent acts by other person	Other client or customer	Passenger van
04/08/2021	WFF Facility Services	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was mowing grass with a push mower. The employee was "bumping" the mower so it wouldn't get clogged when the mower contacted their left foot, resulting in a partial amputation of the middle toe.	Amputations	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Lawn mowers-nonriding, powered
02/08/2021	Walmart, Inc.	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was cutting meat with a bandsaw when the machine got stuck. As he was turning off the machine, the blade amputated his left thumb at the first knuckle.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment	Butchering machinery
29/07/2021	IC Bus of Oklahoma LLC	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was building parts at a frame square work area when their right little finger got caught in a pinch point of the crossover track conveyor as they released a lever, resulting in a fracture.	Fractures	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects	Material and personnel handling machinery
20/07/2021	ASSA ABLOY	Tulsa	Ok	An employee's hand was between the plates of a stopped 60-ton press. The machine engaged and severely injured two fingers on the employee's left hand, crushing one and amputating the other.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Presses, except printing
13/07/2021	WHIRLPOOL, TULSA DIVISION	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was attempting to raise an oscillating motor when their left index, ring and little fingers became caught in the belt that rotated around the drive, resulting in an amputation of their left ring finger, including soft tissue loss.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery	Other special process machinery
10/07/2021	Showcase Facilities Management, LLC	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was observing forklift operations in the warehouse and was struck by a forklift, resulting in broken bones in their right foot.	Fractures	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
15/06/2021	ACI Motor Freight, Inc.	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was loading freight on a trailer. The trailer pulled away from the dock while the employee was entering/exiting it, and the employee's forklift dropped between the dock and the trailer. The employee's right index finger was smashed.	Crushing injuries	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Ran off driving surface, nonroadway	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered	Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
24/05/2021	CAP Tulsa	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was helping a child get out of a chair when they tripped over an adjacent chair and fell. The employee sustained a fractured left femur.	Fractures	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces	Chairs
15/05/2021	Covanta Tulsa Inc.	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was closing the door to a boiler ash discharge. The employee's finger was caught between the door and its hinges, causing an amputation to the finger.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Boilers
20/04/2021	Anheuser-Busch, LLC	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was using an overhead gantry crane to change the battery in a forklift. The load tipped and the hook gave way, causing the battery to fall and strike the employee's left foot. The employee suffered a compound fracture to the big toe.	Fractures	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.	Battery-vehicle	Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
18/03/2021	D&L Oil Tools	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was working on a CNC machine when his glove was caught and pulled. His right ring and little fingers were amputated.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery	Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery	Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
10/03/2021	Brookdale Senior Living	Tulsa	Ok	An employee tripped over a box while putting away groceries. Her head struck the floor and she lost consciousness, having suffered a possible head/neck injury.	Intracranial injuries	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object	Floor	Boxes, crates, cartons
04/03/2021	Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was using a dolly converter while unhooking a set of double trailers when he was struck in the chest by the dolly converter. The employee sustained fractures to the sternum and ribs.	Fractures	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle	Vehicle and mobile equipment parts
22/02/2021	Yaffe Iron & Metal Co., Inc	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was walking alongside a rail car. The railcar rolled out of control, striking and rolling over the employee. The employee suffered an amputation to the right leg between the hip socket and the knee, a partial amputation of the left foot, a broken pelvis, and abdominal injuries.	Amputations	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle	Rail car(s)-unattached to locomotive
22/02/2021	John Crane Fluid Control Group	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was walking in the parking lot when the employee slipped and fell on ice. The employee's head impacted the ground, causing the employee to lose consciousness.	Intracranial injuries	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping	Parking lot	Ice, sleet, snow
12/02/2021	Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was leaving work with a coworker. The employee stepped on a curb, then slipped and fell. Their coworker also slipped and fell onto the employee's right ankle. The ankle was fractured in three places.	Fractures	Ankle(s)	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.	Co-worker
11/02/2021	Group 1 Automotive	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was walking out of a building near the service area and fell on an icy walkway. The employee sustained injury to left side and required surgery for the left hip injury.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces	Ice, sleet, snow
11/02/2021	Securitas Security Services USA, LLC	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was walking back to their patrol vehicle, slipped on ice, and fell. The employee sustained an impact injury to the head causing a brain bleed.	Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces	Ice, sleet, snow
08/02/2021	Orkin Pest Control	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was conducting pest control services at a private residence. The employee slipped and fell, hitting his head and sustaining a brain bleed and blood clot.	Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages	Brain	Fall, slip, trip	Nonclassifiable
05/01/2021	Crossland Heavy Contractors, Inc.	Tulsa	Ok	The injured employee was assisting another employee with loading grates onto a bucket loader. The injured employee's left index finger was caught between the grate and the loader bucket, resulting in amputation at the first digit.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Grates	Loaders
14/10/2020	Navistar, Inc.	Tulsa	Ok	Two employees were moving material that was loaded on a material cart that weighed 3,500-4,000 lbs. The material cart was on an electric pallet jack. The injured employee tried to help stop the pallet jack and was caught between the material cart and a support beam, sustaining a ruptured spleen.	Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area	Pallet jack-powered
08/10/2020	Liberty Steel Placers	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was assisting in crane operations. Rebar was being loaded when the choker slipped, causing the load to shift and amputated the employee's left thumb.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Cranes
03/10/2020	Melton Truck Lines	Tulsa	Ok	During a training exercise, an employee was learning how to secure a chain and fell to his knees. The employee was hospitalized and required knee surgery.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Knee(s)	Fall on same level	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
17/09/2020	AMERICAN AIRLINES	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was walking up to a forklift to speak to the forklift operator when the forklift operator reversed the forklift and ran over his foot, fracturing it.	Fractures	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
10/09/2020	American Airlines	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was dismounting from a crane, missed the hand rail, and fell to the hanger floor. The employee sustained a broken right arm.	Fractures	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level	Cranes	Floor, n.e.c.
26/08/2020	Dick's Sporting Goods	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was unloading a treadmill from a truck using a dolly. The treadmill and the dolly fell on him, breaking a vertebra at the base of his neck. He was hospitalized.	Fractures	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.	Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
19/08/2020	Green Country Interiors, Inc.	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was repairing a leak on a metal roof. While walking on the roof the employee fell 15 feet through an opening to the concrete surface below. The employee was hospitalized for a concussion.	Concussions	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet	Existing roof openings, other than skylights
16/08/2020	Aaon, Inc.	Tulsa	Ok	An employee was working near a shelf containing sheet metal parts when a forklift truck on the other side pushed a sheet metal part off the shelf. The part fell on the employee, causing a facial laceration and fractured right femur.	Fractures	Thigh(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.	Sheet metal	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
16/07/2020	YRC Inc.	Tulsa	Oklahoma	A YRC driver was standing in front of a freight dock waiting for paper work. The driver was struck from behind by a trailer that was backing into the dock. The driver felt the impact in their hip/back area and immediately turned to the left and fell to the ground. The injured driver was hospitalized with a possible fractured pelvis.	Fractures	Pelvis	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area	Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
17/06/2020	U.S. Postal Service	Tulsa	Oklahoma	An employee was delivering mail when a dog approached him. As he reached for his dog spray and retreated, he tripped and fell to the ground, suffering a broken wrist.	Fractures	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
15/06/2020	Coreslab Structures - Tulsa	Tulsa	Oklahoma	On 6/15/20, an employee began cramping and became ill due to possible heat exhaustion. The employee was hospitalized.	Heat exhaustion, prostration	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat	Heat-environmental
04/06/2020	Sodexo, Inc.	Tulsa	Oklahoma	An employee was untangling wiring in a suspended electrical pole. The pole slipped in its rigging, pinning the employee's right middle finger against the base. The fingertip was lacerated.	Cuts, lacerations	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Utility and telephone poles
30/05/2020	AAON INC.	Tulsa	Oklahoma	An employee was loading parts into a foam press using a roll-in/out table. The table was moved by a chain and sprocket system. While the employee was pulling out the parts, the chain and sprocket caught the employee's gloves and amputated the employee's left index finger.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Material and personnel handling machinery	Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
21/04/2020	Saint Francis Health System	Tulsa	Oklahoma	Two employees were sitting at a table outside their work building, next to the parking lot. A patient's vehicle struck the employees, who suffered fractures to the lower extremities and head trauma.	Fractures and other injuries	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area	Highway vehicle, motorized
16/04/2020	Kaiser-Francis Oil Company	Tulsa	Oklahoma	An employee slipped on recently mopped wet tile in an elevator landing at work, falling to the wet floor and breaking her hip. She was hospitalized.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping	Floor	Liquids
03/04/2020	JR Construction and Remodelling LLC	Tulsa	Oklahoma	An employee jumped over rails and landed on a surface that gave way, falling to the next level below.	Traumatic injuries and disorders	Nonclassifiable	Fall to lower level	Nonclassifiable
19/03/2020	Southwestern Wire, Inc.	Tulsa	Oklahoma	An employee was changing a chain and sprocket when the employee's fingertip was caught in the sprocket and amputated.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects	Machinery
06/03/2020	Elliott Precision Products, Incorporated	Tulsa	Oklahoma	An employee was operating a CNC lathe when an article of their clothing made contact with a bolt on the chuck. The employee was pulled into the moving chuck and sustained a broken wrist, a broken jaw, and a cut on the neck.	Fractures	Multiple body parts	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Lathes	Clothing
03/03/2020	Universal Storage Group	Tulsa	Oklahoma	An employee was leaving a client's facility when she tripped over a curb and fell to the ground, breaking her knee. She was hospitalized.	Fractures	Knee(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs	Curbs
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