Carthage, MO ·
OSHA Injury Report: Leggett and Platt Wire Mill
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Leggett and Platt Wire Mill in 1225, E. Central Ave, Carthage, MO 64836 resulted in days away from work. Employee was oil Tempering Operator in drawing iron or steel wire from purchased iron or steel.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Leggett and Platt Wire Mill
- Parent company
- Leggett and Platt Inc.
- Street
- 1225, E. Central Ave
- City
- Carthage
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 64836
- On-site location
- Oil Temp. Redline
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 106
Before the incident
The employee was starting up the redline in the oil tempering department on the west side of the line. The employee noticed the wires starting to cross over and started to walk towards the crossed wires. The employee was so focused on getting to the wires and was not watching the ground in front of him as he was walking.
What happened
As the employee was walking towards the crossed wires the employee stepped on something metal causing his foot to slip out from underneath him. The employee landed on the ground and immediately knew something was wrong with his right ankle.
Injury or illness
Broken right ankle.
Object or substance involved
The employee did not know the object they slipped on but the employee did state that the object was metal by the way it sounded going across the floor when he stepped on it. Witnesses from the area stated that they saw a metal chain laying on the ground right next to the injured employee. There was nothing else laying on the ground around the time of the incident and it was determined that the injured employee stepped on a metal chain.
Summary line
Broken ankle from slip trip or fall caused by object or substance in walkway.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Oil Tempering Operator
- SOC code
- 51-4051: Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 331222: Drawing iron or steel wire from purchased iron or steel
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 142
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 274,190
- EIN
- 440324630
- Establishment ID
- 1037013
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:00
- Time of incident
- 22:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-01-16
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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, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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