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Poplar Bluff, MO —

OSHA Injury Report: Poplar Bluff

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Poplar Bluff in 2700 Central Ave, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was temp 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

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
5

Before the incident

Stopping the machine to change out wire carriers on the payoff

What happened

Employee was picking up an empty carrier to take it off the payoff on cell 7 when he felts a sharp pain go up his wrist.

Injury or illness

sprained left wrist

Object or substance involved

metal wire carrier

Summary line

Sprained left wrist picking up empty wire carrier

Employee and industry

Job description
Temp 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 #
2023-11

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
21:00:00.000
Time of incident
2:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
05FEB24:22:29:00

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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.