Joplin, MO—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record

Joplin, MO

75 severe-injury reports between 2015-01-21 and 2025-04-02, 579 OSHA inspections, and 1,502 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Joplin, Missouri.

75Severe injuries

46Hospitalizations

579OSHA inspections

1,502Injury filings

Employers with the most severe injuries in Joplin

# Employer Severe-injury reports

1 AJM PACKAGING CORPORATION 5 2 General Mills 4 3 Ajinomoto Foods North America 2 4 Boyd Metals 2 5 Darlington Snacks 2 6 GILSTER MARY LEE 2 7 Heartland Pet Food Manufacturing 2 8 MERCY HOSPITAL 2 9 PROTEIN SOLUTIONS, LLC 2 10 AJINOMOTO 1

Example incidents

General Mills JOPLIN, MISSOURI · 2025-04-02 · Fall on same level unspecified
An employee went to grab his lunch box from a table in the breakroom. He rotated, took a few steps, and then fell to the floor. The employee sustained right femur fracture and was hospitalized.
TLG Peterbilt - Joplin JOPLIN, MISSOURI · 2025-03-18 · Struck by falling object unspecified
A service repair technician was installing a heavy-duty truck flywheel when it fell. The employee went to catch it, and their right middle fingertip was caught between the flywheel and the concrete floor. The employee sustained an amputation of the fingertip.
New Star Mechanical Solutions, Inc. JOPLIN, MISSOURI · 2024-10-23 · Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
An employee was installing a piece of prefabricated 4" pipe. While manually tilting the pipe, it shifted in the straps and pinched their fingers between flanges. The employee sustained an amputation of their right index fingertip with an open fracture from a crushing injury.
AJM PACKAGING CORPORATION JOPLIN, MISSOURI · 2024-10-16 · Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee burned two of their fingers on a glue heater bar in the baler.
Protein Solutions JOPLIN, MISSOURI · 2024-09-22 · Other fall to lower level unspecified
An employee was on a catwalk to visually inspect a piece of equipment. The catwalk has three stair treads from the ground level to the top of the catwalk walking surface. The employee either slipped going down the stairs or missed a step altogether, causing them to fall to the concrete floor and tear a ligament in their left knee. The employee was hospitalized.
General Mills JOPLIN, MISSOURI · 2024-03-25 · Fall on same level n.e.c.
An employee was troubleshooting a palletizer that wasn't working. While walking on the conveyor, the employee jumped to reach a photo eye and fell on his leg, resulting in a fractured femur.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.