Bite or sting insects, "bugs" · Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Plains Cotton Cooperative Association, 20284 E County Rd 165, ALTUS, OKLAHOMA 73521
on — Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
While working near a cotton baler, an employee sustained a spider bite that resulted in swelling and required hospitalization.
Hospitalized BODY SYSTEMS Spiders, scorpions
More severe injuries at Plains Cotton Cooperative Association
An employee was "locating" cotton bales (scanning bar codes) weighing 480 pounds when the bale(s) fell and struck him. He lost consciousness and sustained a broken leg, back injury, and laceration on top of his head from ear to ear. He required surgery.
An employee was delivering home heating fuel when bees came from the ground and stung the employee's face, neck, torso, and hands. The employee proceeded to shut off the oil flow before losing consciousness. They were hospitalized due to an anaphylactic reaction.
An employee was in the middle of a walking meeting was she was stung by a bee. The employee had a reaction to the bee sting resulting in bradycardia and loss of consciousness. The employee was hospitalized.
On August 5, 2025, a brown recluse spider bit an employee on the left thigh while the employee was outside sitting on a crate. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was walking through a remote location on the worksite looking for spare parts. The employee was stung by a bee, suffered a severe reaction, and was hospitalized.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 493130)
An employee was helping clean the bag house. He checked under the auger in the dust collection system to feel for airflow. His right hand was sucked up into the auger blade, resulting in amputation of the middle finger to the distal joint. Surgery was required to amputate to the finger to the second knuckle.
On August 22, 2025, an employee was working to remove a blockage of grain from a spout in the basement. The gate was manually closed from the floor above to stop the flow of grain to the leg. The gate closed down on the employee, causing the amputation of their left middle fingertip.
An employee was walking with a pole hand tool when he slipped on fertilizer product that was on the floor and fell backward. The employee sustained fractured ribs and a collapsed right lung.
On June 22, 2025, at approximately 4:30 PM, an employee was working in a field with knife-style anhydrous applicator equipment used to fertilize corn. The employee inhaled anhydrous ammonia. The employee had difficulty breathing and speaking. They were hospitalized with a respiratory tract injury/irritation.
An employee was exposed to grain dust (corn and wheat) while cleaning a soak bin without a dust mask. The employee was hospitalized for dust accumulation in their lungs.
An employee was helping to move a 1,300-pound coil on a cart. The steel caster hit a crack in the concrete, the weld holding the caster onto the cart broke, and the coil and cart tipped over onto the employee. He was hospitalized with a laceration on his forehead and a pelvic fracture on his right side.
An employee was working in the food service warehouse when he experienced chest pain, difficulty breathing, and lost consciousness. The employee sustained carbon monoxide poisoning.
An employee was cutting a piece of metal rod with a metal cutting machine. His right middle finger became caught between the rod and the machine's table. The employee's fingertip was partially amputated.
An employee was working at her desk. She went to stand up and fell to the floor beside the desk. The employee sustained a hip displacement and required surgery.
An employee was processing wood boards at a chop saw when the saw malfunctioned and the blade cut her left hand and fingers. She was hospitalized and her little finger was surgically amputated.