Planters Cotton Oil Mill Inc.

An employee was operating a cyclone machine and noticed cotton hanging under the machine. As the employee went to remove it, his right thumb contacted moving parts. The employee sustained an amputation of the right distal phalanx of the thumb.

An employee was cleaning a delinter saw when it caught their left forearm and amputated it.

An employee working next to the filter house was blowing down a fan slab under the filter house hopper when his jacket sleeve became tangled in a rotating shaft, pulling his left arm into the shaft. He suffered a mangled left hand, wrist, and forearm.

A temporary employee was cleaning the discharge chute on a seed cleaner when his hand came into contact with the moving chain, lacerating his right index and middle fingers and fracturing his index finger. He was hospitalized.

An employee was making adjustments on a saw gummer when it caught his jacket and pulled his left hand into the machine. He suffered a traumatic left hand injury.

An employee was inspecting a generator whose radiator was leaking. He slipped, and a fan blade in the generator amputated his thumb and index finger.

A temporary employee turned off a planer machine, opened the housing, and began clearing a jam. The machine's spinning blade caught his right hand and degloved the index finger.

An employee was using a tool to remove a rag from a roll on the tube mill. The roll pulled the tool and the employee's right hand into the roll, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger and a fracture to the index finger.

A casting machine jammed. An employee's hand was caught in the machine, where a belt line caught and amputated the tip of his finger.

A production sanitation employee was pre-rinsing an incline conveyor and noticed cheese stuck between the belt idler. The employee went to remove the cheese and their glove got caught and pulled their left forearm into the conveyor. The employee's arm was fractured. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

An employee was operating a cyclone machine and noticed cotton hanging under the machine. As the employee went to remove it, his right thumb contacted moving parts. The employee sustained an amputation of the right distal phalanx of the thumb.

Two employees were working on a 600-amp breaker. One employee suffered an electrical shock and burns to his face, head, upper torso, and his left hand due to an arc flash.

Employees were unbinding a gondola cart door using a front-end loader. The gondola cart door sprung open and struck the employee in the upper back and neck area.

While working in a oil mill, an employee stepped on a screw conveyor belt cover. The cover shifted, causing the employee to fall into the conveyor belt and resulting in a left ankle amputation.

An employee was repairing the drive unit on a lint beater. The machine was reactivated and its belt caught the employee's right ring finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip.

An employee was operating an ironworker (steel punching/shearing) machine. A piece of the tooling broke off and struck the employee's neck; a fragment was lodged in his neck. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

On October 25, 2025, an employee was stringing up a new reel of tire tread on a machine. The employee pulled a 6-inch tail and proceeded to spool up the liner. As the machine was jogged to begin the liner wrapping process, the liner caught the employee's glove and pulled their right arm into the liner, causing a fracture to the arm.

An employee was doing a cable change on top of an electric overhead traveling (EOT) crane. They were positioned between the cable drum and the drive shaft. While rotating the cable drum, the employee reached for the new cable that was to be installed. The grease fitting on the drive shaft caught their fall harness and pulled them underneath the drive shaft. The employee was pinned between the drive shaft and two pieces of angle steel, resulting in a fracture to their left hip.

An employee was helping two other employees to push a pallet of tile on a loading dock. He suffered a broken fibula and was hospitalized.

On October 5, 2025, an employee was pulling a pressure washer hose when it it disconnected from the cooker. The employee was struck by jets of high-pressure water, resulting in lacerations to their left thigh requiring surgery. The employee was hospitalized.