105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

Waste Pro of Mississippi, Inc.

Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Waste Pro of Mississippi, Inc., 4205 Beasley Road, GAUTIER, MISSISSIPPI 39553 on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Other multiple ear(s), facial locations.

An employee was bitten on the face by a dog, suffering lacerations to the nose, chin, and lips.

Hospitalized Other multiple ear(s), facial locations Dogs, canines domestic

U.S. Postal Service

An employee delivered a package. On her way back to her vehicle she was attacked by two dogs that came from around a corner. She was hospitalized with dog bites.

WEST AFFUM DEVELOPMENT CO LLC

An employee was visiting a patient's home to fit them with a wearable cardiac defibrillator. As he was walking from the front door to his car, a large dog broke free from a chain and attacked him. He was bitten on the forearm and fell. The patient was then able to restrain the dog. The employee was hospitalized with severe dog bites and required surgery.

Bloom Logistics, Inc.

An employee was delivering a package. A dog bit the employee in the abdominal area, and the employee was hospitalized.

Dept. of Homeland Security - CBP

At about 3:10 p.m. on October 3, 2025, an employee was inspecting a car. Two dogs that had been in another car were leashed and tethered to a bollard. As the employee inspected the first car along with a narcotics detection dog, one of the other dogs came loose and attacked the narcotics dog. The employee was separating the dogs when the other dog bit his left ring finger. The last joint of the finger was injured and part of it was bitten off.

Town and Country Veterinary Hospital

An employee was restraining a cat that was thrashing in its cage while recovering from anesthesia so the veterinarian could administer sedation. The cat bit the employee on their left thumb, resulting in hospitalization due to an infection.

Waste Management of Mississippi, Inc

An employee was operating the compaction levers on a truck when a motor vehicle crashed into the back of the stopped truck. The employee sustained fractured ribs and contusions.

COMMUNITY WASTE DISPOSAL, LP

A maintenance employee was moving a forklift from the loading dock when the forklift fell off the dock. The employee was struck by the overhead portion of the roll bar, injuring his right knee. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.

Meridian Waste Florida LLC

An employee was collecting garbage when they suffered muscle cramping and were hospitalized due to dehydration.

Penn Waste, Inc.

An employee was climbing a truck-mounted ladder when the ladder broke, resulting in hospitalization with a fractured left leg.

Good's Disposal Service, Inc.

An employee was standing on the driver side rear step of a trash truck while traveling down a road to collect residential trash. The employee went to signal the driver and slipped off the step while the truck was traveling 8-9 miles per hour. He fell 18 inches to the ground and was hospitalized with a fractured ankle that required surgery.

Howard Industries Inc.

An employee was checking a pole-type transformer tank for leaks. A hydraulic clamping device was lowered onto his right thumb and crushed it against the sharp edge of the bottom of the tank. He suffered a partial transphalangeal amputation to the thumb.

Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.

The injured employee was standing behind a table. She jumped out to scare another employee, but tripped and fell on the tile floor, injuring her right ankle/foot. She was hospitalized with a dislocated ankle that required surgery.

Owl's Head Alloys West Point

An employee was going into a trailer to mark product for shipment and the trailer pulled away from the dock. The employee fell out of the trailer, contacted the dock plate, and then fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a punctured lung, fractured ribs, and contusions.

Ingalls Shipbuilding

An employee was hooking up bundled tie-downs with a chain. While he was holding a hook, the other hook was unlocked. This caused the employee's hook to slide down and pinch his right index finger between the chain and the shackle. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip (without bone loss), as well as an open fracture.

Heavy Equipment Movers and Installation, LLC

An employee was operating a gas tugger to lift metal sheeting. His left hand was pulled into the pulley, which crushed his left thumb, resulting in avulsions and other tissue damage. He was hospitalized and required surgery.