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Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

HUTCHENS INDUSTRIES INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at HUTCHENS INDUSTRIES INC., 626 E. Steel St., SEYMOUR, MISSOURI 65746 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).

An employee was operating a press and went to clear a jam when his left middle fingertip was amputated.

Amputation Fingertip(s) Presses, except printing, unspecified

HUTCHENS INDUSTRIES INC.

An employee was running a coil into the die when his hand slipped and contacted the cut-off hole of the die. The employee sustained a partial traumatic transphalangeal amputation of the left middle finger.

HUTCHENS INDUSTRIES INC.

The injured employee was working near a co-worker. The co-worker was removing scrap coil from a hopper when it fell out of the hopper and struck the employee, resulting in injuries to the lower left arm, hip, and back, as well as straight-line fractures of the pelvis.

HUTCHENS INDUSTRIES INC

An equalizer bushing pusher activated and caught an employee's right hand, amputating the tip of the employee's right thumb.

HUTCHENS INDUSTRIES INC.

An employee was welding near a bin of parts that was stored at an angle to provide better reach for employees when a fork truck came up behind the bin of parts to move another bin. The forks hit the bin behind the employee and the bin tipped over, hitting and fracturing the employee's leg. The employee was hospitalized.

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DGS Import, LLC

An employee was changing a saw blade when the saw machine activated. The employee's left ring and little fingers were amputated.

Millennium Mat Company

An employee was clearing a jam from the label cutting machine when their left middle finger was partially amputated.

Bauer Foundation Corp.

Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.

Guggisberg Cheese, Inc.

An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.

Alsco Inc.

An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Saint Jean Industries, Inc.

An employee was using a forklift to dump metal into a furnace. The furnace exploded, causing burns to multiple parts of the employee's body. The employee was hospitalized.

ATCO Products, Inc.

An employee was preparing to bend a steel tube by loading it into a computer numerical control (CNC) bender's clamping jaws. Her right middle fingertip was caught in the clamping saws, resulting in an amputation.

Tenneco, Inc.

An employee was walking to the breakroom, tripped over a container tote, and fell to the concrete floor. The employee sustained a left ankle fracture.

HUTCHENS INDUSTRIES INC.

An employee was running a coil into the die when his hand slipped and contacted the cut-off hole of the die. The employee sustained a partial traumatic transphalangeal amputation of the left middle finger.

Air Lift Company

An employee was entering the building when he missed a 4-inch ledge and fell to the floor, resulting in a tear to the soleus muscle in the right leg.

WADDELL CONCRETE INC.

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.

Dollar Tree

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.

Corrigan Brothers Inc

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.

Plumb Supply Company

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.

JRI INDUSTRIES

An employee was manipulating dies on a brake press. The press caught and crushed the employee's right forearm, resulting in hospitalization.