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Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

PLAY POWER, INC.

Struck by other propelled object or substance n.e.c. · Fractures

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at PLAY POWER, INC., 878 E US HWY 60, MONETT, MISSOURI 65708 on — Fractures , affecting the Jaw, chin.

An operator was removing a pipe from the forming machine. When the gate arm of the machine returned to its home position, it caught the end of the pipe, causing it to swing and strike the injured employee in the jaw. The injured employee sustained a fractured left jaw and neck injuries.

Hospitalized Jaw, chin Pipes, ducts, tubing unspecified

Play Power, INC.

On April 30, 2024, at approximately 6:15 PM, an employee was guiding pipe into a metal bending machine and caught their right index finger in the roller area, resulting in an amputation of the distal digit.

PLAY POWER, INC.

An employee was inspecting a mold suspended by a hoist when the hoist failed and the mold struck the employee in the head and lower body. The employee sustained a broken heel and lacerations to their head and thigh.

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M1 Support Services

The injured employee was assisting in the disassembly phase after a radar array had been lowered and secured. The crew began removing load bearing pins from an overhead crane to free the radome. A load bearing pin was stuck. The injured employee went to remove the pin manually as a second team member applied pressure from the opposite side. The pin unexpectedly released and struck the injured employee s right thumb, resulting in partial amputation of the distal phalanx including an open distal phalanx fracture and nail bed laceration.

TECHO-BLOC CORP

An employee was shoveling excess material (spillage) that consisted of dry mix, sand, aggregate and cement. As he was shoveling, some material blew back in his face and around his safety glasses. He got a piece of metal in his left eye that required surgery. The employee was hospitalized.

Jadwin Lumber Company

An employee was feeding boards into an edger. They fed a board in and then adjusted the blade for a second board that was wider. When they fed the second board into the edger, it hit the first board and kicked back, striking the employee in the chest. They sustained injuries including a spine fracture, an injured pancreas, as well as potential injuries to their spleen, liver, and intestine. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Lone Wolfe Natural Resource Services, Inc.

An employee was helping an operator to pull a cable off a winch. The operator pulled in the line when it hooked some tree brush. The brush then whipped around and struck the employee's arm, resulting in a broken arm.

Prince Contracting, LLC.

A co-worker was adjusting an overhead bracket with an impact wrench when the tool flew out of their hand and struck the injured employee in the face. The injured employee sustained an injury to their left eye.

Coulter Ventures, LLC

An employee was operating a tapping machine. The rotating bit on the tapping arm caught his glove, and fractured his left little finger. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Acushnet Company

An employee suffered a hernia while lifting a box. The employee was hospitalized.

Kwik Goal Ltd

An employee stepped from a scissor lift onto metal shelving. The shelving gave out and the employee fell approximately 4.5 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a concussion and a laceration to the scalp that required staples.

Wilson Sporting Goods

On November 26, 2024, at 3:08 p.m., an employee was exiting a building when wind pulled on the door and the employee lost their balance. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs and a head contusion.

K2 Sports LLC

An employee was operating a forklift when it struck a storage rack. The employee sustained a partial thumb amputation.

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.