Struck by discharged object or substance · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at O'FALLON CASTING LLC, 600 CANNONBALL LANE, O FALLON, MISSOURI 63366
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was hand washing an aluminum casting at the "hand wash cabinet" (machine) using 3,700 psi water pressure to remove ceramic materials from the casting. The employee was wearing hand protection (double glove with inner neoprene and outer cut-resistant Kevlar with neoprene coating). The employee suffered a water injection injury to the right middle finger, requiring overnight hospitalization and surgery at Barnes St. Peters.
An employee was installing wood trim surrounding a skylight inside a home. While holding a piece of trim in it's desired location, his pneumatic nail gun discharged, sending a 3/4-inch pin nail into his left forearm.
An employee removed a safety valve on a trailer that unknowingly contained nitrogen gas. The gas released from the trailer and pushed the employee backward off a scaffold approximately 10 feet before they struck a garage door, resulting in a pelvic injury.
An employee was sitting at her workstation when a nail gun malfunctioned and shot a nail into her left leg. She suffered a puncture and blood vessel injury and was hospitalized.
On November 25, 2023, an employee was using a high-pressured water hose to perform sewer line cleaning operations. The employee's right little finger and palm were lacerated by pressurized water from the hose.
An employee was grinding raw couplings on a belt sander to shave off excess material left by the manufacturing process. The employee's right hand slipped while he was pressing a part to the sander, causing his right thumb to come into contact with the sanding belt. The thumb was lacerated and broken, and the employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was buffing a corner casting when the rotating belt contacted her right hand, resulting in an amputation of the first segment of her right thumb.
An employee was assembling boilers, which involved stacking the flat sections of boilers on top of one another and pushing them down a non-powered roller line. While the employee was pushing a stack onto the next set of rollers, the stack became crooked. The employee went to pull back the stack to straighten it when their finger was pinched by a roller. The employee sustained a partial amputation to their left ring fingertip.
On June 25, 2025, at 7.30 a.m., an employee was using a remote-controlled crane to change a die in a 2,600-ton press. They were releasing crane cables from the die when one cable did not release, causing the die to lift and pin the employee between the press and the die. The employee suffered a closed non-displaced fracture of the pelvis.
An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.
An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.