Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ORSCHELN PRODUCTS, 1177 N. Morley, MOBERLY, MISSOURI 65270
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was pushing a cart when they lost their footing and fell to the ground, resulting in a leg fracture.
An employee was walking behind the store with another associate to get paperwork from the delivery driver when she fell on the walkway and sustained a leg fracture that required surgery.
An employee was adjusting the forks on a forklift when a fork detached from the forklift. The employee jumped out of the way but fell on the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with a broken hip.
On March 26, 2025, at approximately 11:45 AM, an employee was operating a forming machine and sustained the amputation of their right middle finger. The machine was guarded at the time.
An employee was throwing garbage into a baler when they slipped, twisted their knee, and fell on their backside. The employee sustained a sprained left knee and was hospitalized.
On May 15, 2024, an employee was emptying a scrap hopper with a powered industrial vehicle (PIV) when their left hand was caught between the scrap hopper and the PIV fork. They sustained an amputation of the ring fingertip.
An employee was checking for debris through the back door of the balancer when the cutting wheel cut his right ring finger up to the first knuckle. Part of the finger was medically amputated.
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.