Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Mears Installation LLC, Mylinda Way, WEBB CITY, MISSOURI 64870
on — Amputations, affecting the foot (feet), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was connecting the tools to the bore drill when the drill rig was turned on. The employee's right foot was amputated.
AmputationFoot (feet), n.e.c.Oil drilling rigs and machinery
An employee was conducting a gas leak survey. He was walking up a snowy incline when he slipped and fell on the ground, injuring his right leg. The employee was hospitalized.
A crew was abandoning a main gas line for a customer. The injured employee was preparing to weld endcaps on the main. To do so, he was installing temporary expandable plugs on the north and south sides of the cutout in the gas main. As he was putting the plug on the south side, the plug from the north side was discharged from the pipe, contacting the employee s left hand and forearm. The employee sustained compound fractures to his forearm and contusions to his hand. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
On December 19, 2023, an employee was setting up a copper wire drawing machine when his left ring finger was pinched between a copper wire and a machine part. The employee's finger was partially amputated.
An employee was checking the gusset seal on a machine. He moved to the next cross sealer and the machine activated, causing an amputation to a left-hand finger. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was evaluating a coiling machine to verify that the blade was present inside it. The machine's weld function was activated, and the machine crushed the employee's fingers, resulting in the amputation of the left middle and ring fingers.
An employee was re-arranging boxes of pipe insulation on a pallet. One of the boxes fell from the pallet and knocked over an upright empty cylinder. The cylinder fell and crushed the tip of the employee's right toe. The employee's toe required surgical amputation.
On August 27, 2025, a service technician was descending a ladder at a service call when his right foot slipped off the ladder rung. The ladder rotated as his weight shifted. The employee lost his footing and fell approximately 8 feet to a concrete lower level. He sustained fractures to his left tibia and left ankle.
A delivery driver was delivering parts at a client site. He fell getting out of the truck cab approximately 5 feet to the concrete ground and broke his femur.
An employee was conducting a gas leak survey. He was walking up a snowy incline when he slipped and fell on the ground, injuring his right leg. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was cleaning off a magnetic table when their right hand brushed against the wheel of a running grinder. The employee sustained an amputation of the middle fingertip and an injury to the ring fingertip with a loss of tissue that required surgery.
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.