Poplar Bluff, MO ·
OSHA Injury Report: Gates Poplar Bluff Manufacturing
Skin disorder · Days away from work
At a glance
On , a skin disorder at Gates Poplar Bluff Manufacturing in 1650 Rowe Parkway, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance tech I in belting, rubber (e.g., conveyor, elevator, transmission), manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Gates Poplar Bluff Manufacturing
- Parent company
- Gates Manufacturing Plant
- Street
- 1650 Rowe Parkway
- City
- Poplar Bluff
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 63901
- On-site location
- South End of the 35' Vessel
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Skin disorder (code 2)
- Days away from work
- 2
Before the incident
Replacement of drive belt
What happened
Two maintenance technicians were performing a change out of drive belts on the south end of the 35 vulcanizing vessel. To check the proper function of the drive belts the technicians manually cycled the cars into and then out of the vessel. One technician was manually cycling the vessel back out and the technician that was inspecting the belts reached into the belt and pulley system to check the tension. When the cars cycled back out of the vessel the right index finger of the tech that was checking the tension was pinched between the belt and the pulley causing an amputation of the distal phalanx on the right index finger.
Injury or illness
Amputation of the distal phalanx on the right index finger.
Object or substance involved
Belt and pulley
Summary line
Amputation to Right Finger(s) caused by Belt and pulley
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Maintenance tech I
- SOC code
- 49-9041: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 326220: Belting, rubber (e.g., conveyor, elevator, transmission), manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 331
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 571,013
- EIN
- 840857401
- Establishment ID
- 802126
- Employer case #
- IN-2024112
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:00
- Time of incident
- 02:40
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-01-16
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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