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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 wCCE 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
Collated Plant

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
3

Before the incident

Cleaning out the machine with a pneumatic air gun.

What happened

Metal residual nail dust from the header machine which manufactures the nails flew behind the employee 's safety glasses and into his right eye.

Injury or illness

Corneal ulcer divot in right eye

Object or substance involved

Metal nail dust

Summary line

[REDACTED] ulcer divot in right eye from metal dust

Employee and industry

Job description
WCCE
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 #
2023-10

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
8:04:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
05FEB24:22:26:00

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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.