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Poplar Bluff, MO —

OSHA Injury Report: Poplar Bluff

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Poplar Bluff in 2700 Central Ave, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901 resulted in days away from work. Employee was pTO in nails, iron or steel, made in wire drawing plants.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Poplar Bluff
Parent company
Mid-Continent Steel & Wire
Street
2700 Central Ave
City
Poplar Bluff
State
MO
ZIP
63901
On-site location
Paper Tape Plant Cell #5

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1
Days restricted or transferred
43

Before the incident

The employee was trying to remove a nail strip from the box ejector cylinder using her finger and thumb.

What happened

When the employee released the nail strip the built up pressure in the cylinder caused the ejector arm to snap back smashing her finger and thumb.

Injury or illness

Smashed first knuckle on her right hand on her pointer finger and the thumb on her right hand.

Object or substance involved

Box ejector cylinder

Summary line

Right hand 's pointer finger & thumb smashed by box ejector arm

Employee and industry

Job description
PTO
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
331222 — Nails, iron or steel, made in wire drawing plants
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
442
Total hours worked
939486
EIN
431070592
Establishment ID
563491
Employer case #
2023-03

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
15:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
05FEB24:22:20:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.