Struck by discharged object or substance · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Loren Cook Company, 2015 Dale St, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI 65803
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the knee(s) and leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was building a wooden crate around an industrial fan for shipment. The employee's material slipped and as he tried to catch a board a staple was shot into his right knee cap and femur. The staple need to be surgically removed.
An employee was loading a piece of round aluminum into a CNC auto-spinning machine. Their left thumb was crushed between the tail block, the aluminum part, and the mandrel. The distal tip of the thumb was amputated.
An employee was seated at a press brake and was putting strips of steel (2-inches by 2-feet) into a brake press machine. The machine actuated and his right ring finger was crushed between the upper die and the steel material. The finger was amputated through the base of the nailbed.
An employee was lifting a fan part with a jib crane to take it from vertical to horizontal. The part, a large hollow steel cylinder with a flange on each end, was attached with lifting lugs and two lifting straps on either side of it in and upside-down V coming down from the crane hook. As the part was rotated, the employee's right hand was caught between the flange and a lifting strap and two right-hand fingers were crushed. The employee suffered an amputation to the ring fingertip, as well as a laceration/crush injury to the middle finger.
An employee was using a manual spinning machine to cut out the center of an inlet. The cutter bar struck his neck and jaw, breaking the jaw and injuring an artery in his neck.
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 at the brake press when the press was activated, causing the ram to move. Two fingertips on his right hand were crushed between the dies and partially amputated.
An employee was loading a piece of round aluminum into a CNC auto-spinning machine. Their left thumb was crushed between the tail block, the aluminum part, and the mandrel. The distal tip of the thumb was amputated.
An employee was seated at a press brake and was putting strips of steel (2-inches by 2-feet) into a brake press machine. The machine actuated and his right ring finger was crushed between the upper die and the steel material. The finger was amputated through the base of the nailbed.
An employee was using a manual spinning machine to cut out the center of an inlet. The cutter bar struck his neck and jaw, breaking the jaw and injuring an artery in his neck.
An employee was climbing a fence in pursuit of two people who had been trying to break into a facility. He fell from the fence, suffered a broken left leg, and was hospitalized.
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.