105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

Jason Industries, Inc.

Struck by object or equipment, unspecified · Intracranial injuries, unspecified

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Jason Industries, Inc., 221 Fabritex Dr., COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI 39702 on — Intracranial injuries, unspecified, affecting the brain.

A maintenance technician was struck in the head by a carriage lapper belt.

Hospitalized Brain Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, unspecified

OTC Ohio Transmission

An employee was checking the function of newly installed actuators when they were struck by a pressurized release pipe. The employee suffered fractures to the orbital socket and shoulder, requiring hospitalization.

Estes Park Trail Gazette

A ramp in the trunk of a delivery van struck an employee's calf. She suffered a broken leg and was hospitalized.

Nucos Pools

An employee was completing a service call and looking at a water pump when the pump cover plate struck their forehead. The employee sustained a forehead laceration and fracture requiring hospitalization.

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

An employee was removing chains from a steel tube. A sorting hook attachment was caught on the staging area cross member. When he raised the chains, the sorting hook snapped back and struck the employee's face causing a fractured jaw.

Southern Parallel Forest Products Corp.

An employee was in the sawmill basement using a push broom and shovel to clean wood chips and sawdust. The employee's right arm was struck by a wooden board between the wrist and elbow, resulting in a fracture.

Alpha ProTech Engineered Products, Inc

An employee was working from a ladder and adjusting a spreader guide roller with a T-handle Allen wrench. The employee came into contact with an electrical junction box/wires, was shocked, and fell off the ladder to the concrete floor. He suffered a broken right-side rib, a puncture in the right lung, and an electrical shock burn to the right palm.

Freudenberg Texbond LP

On January 3, 2025, at approximately 11:35 AM, an employee was inspecting and changing spin pumps on a line. He was using an impact gun to remove the bolts when the pressure sprayed hot polymer on his head, face, and arms resulting in burns. The employee was hospitalized.

Schwartz Manufacturing Company

An employee was doing quality control work to get the right thickness of the material. She contacted a component on a mill and sustained the amputation of four fingers on her right hand.

Suominen US Holdings, Inc.

An employee was servicing the belt on a fan when their right ring finger became caught between the belt and pulley. They sustained amputation of the fingertip. The machine was locked out at the time.

Freudenberg Texbond LP

An employee was clearing a clog on a drum shredder. The drum, still windmilling, amputated four fingers on the employee's left hand.

Howard Industries Inc.

An employee was checking a pole-type transformer tank for leaks. A hydraulic clamping device was lowered onto his right thumb and crushed it against the sharp edge of the bottom of the tank. He suffered a partial transphalangeal amputation to the thumb.

Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.

The injured employee was standing behind a table. She jumped out to scare another employee, but tripped and fell on the tile floor, injuring her right ankle/foot. She was hospitalized with a dislocated ankle that required surgery.

Owl's Head Alloys West Point

An employee was going into a trailer to mark product for shipment and the trailer pulled away from the dock. The employee fell out of the trailer, contacted the dock plate, and then fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a punctured lung, fractured ribs, and contusions.

Ingalls Shipbuilding

An employee was hooking up bundled tie-downs with a chain. While he was holding a hook, the other hook was unlocked. This caused the employee's hook to slide down and pinch his right index finger between the chain and the shackle. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip (without bone loss), as well as an open fracture.

Heavy Equipment Movers and Installation, LLC

An employee was operating a gas tugger to lift metal sheeting. His left hand was pulled into the pulley, which crushed his left thumb, resulting in avulsions and other tissue damage. He was hospitalized and required surgery.