STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA—
Emery Sapp & Sons
Struck by dislodged or detached object(s) · Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Emery Sapp & Sons, 1500 Richmond Rd, STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA 74074 on — Fractures and surface, flesh wounds , affecting the Arm(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was preparing to replace links in the track of a dozer. As he was setting up a hydraulic press tool and working to get it in the right position, a coupling on a hydraulic hose gave way. The coupling struck the employee's right arm, resulting in lacerations and a fracture.
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Emery Sapp & Sons
On August 18, 2024, at 7:30 PM, an employee loaded a milling machine onto a lowboy trailer. While raising the lowboy deck, the welds broke on the trailer and the trailer dropped to the ground, landing on the employee's right foot. The employee's foot was crushed and multiple bones were broken.
OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS—
Emery Sapp & Sons
An employee was retrieving rigging straps to begin rigging a stack of wooden and concrete forms to be lifted via an excavator boom off a bridge deck. While retrieving the straps, he stepped between the stack of forms and the excavator boom. At this time, the excavator shifted, causing the boom to shift and strike him in the head and neck area. The employee suffered a nondisplaced fracture to the jaw, a fracture on the right facial orbital area, and a neck laceration on his left side.
SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS—
Emery Sapp & Sons
An employee was checking the coolant level on the dump truck after it had been repaired earlier that day. As he was on the front wheel of the truck to remove the radiator cap, the employee was sprayed, causing him to lose his balance. The employee fell approximately 3 feet to the ground and sustained a right ankle fracture and dislocation.
MARYVILLE, MISSOURI—
EMERY SAPP & SONS
An employee was cutting a 2x4 with a circular saw and amputated their left index fingertip.
NEOSHO, MISSOURI—
Emery Sapp & Sons
An employee was walking to his car when he slipped on black ice and broke his hip.
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