Poplar Bluff, MO—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record

Poplar Bluff, MO

28 severe-injury reports between 2016-01-22 and 2024-12-05, 14 OSHA inspections, and 148 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.

28Severe injuries

20Hospitalizations

14OSHA inspections

148Injury filings

Employers with the most severe injuries in Poplar Bluff

# Employer Severe-injury reports

1 Mid Continent Steel and Wire, Inc. 4 2 BRIGGS & STRATTON 3 3 GATES CORPORATION 2 4 Brown Construction 1 5 GATES RUBBER COMPANY 1 6 MID CONTINENT NAIL CORPORATION 1 7 MID CONTINENT STEEL & WIRE, INC 1 8 NEWWAVE COMMUNICATIONS 1 9 Oakdale Care Center 1 10 ROBERTSON CONTRACTORS, INC. 1

Example incidents

U.S. Postal Service POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI · 2024-12-05 · Fall on same level n.e.c.
An employee lost their balance while sorting packages and fell to the ground. The employee suffered broken ribs and was hospitalized.
Saint Francis Medical Clinic POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI · 2024-12-05 · Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact unspecified
An employee was on a ladder working on a light ballast when they were shocked and fell from the ladder. The employee sustained a brain bleed, broken vertebra, and other injuries. The employee was hospitalized.
ROBERTSON CONTRACTORS, INC. POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI · 2024-11-27 · Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment unspecified
An employee was walking in a construction area to retrieve a grinder and his tools when a rolled false form collapsed, causing a generator, wood forms, and the employee to fall about 16 feet to the level below. The generator struck the employee's lower leg during the fall, fracturing it. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery to their tibia.
Briggs & Stratton LLC POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI · 2024-11-26 · Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
An employee put a cylinder machining pallet into manual mode to unjam it. After completing the task, their left hand became lodged between a pulley and belt, resulting in the amputation of three fingers.
GATES CORPORATION POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI · 2024-11-20 · Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Two maintenance technicians were changing out drive belts on the south end of the 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 injured technician was inspecting the belts and checking the tension. The injured technician's right index finger was pinched between the belt and the pulley, resulting in an amputation of the distal phalanx.
Oakdale Care Center POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI · 2023-08-13 · Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee had finished the day room cleaning procedures when they saw a resident exiting the office space. The employee reached for the door to assist the resident. The hydraulic door closure mechanism failed and the door slammed shut, amputating the employee's left index finger above the first knuckle.

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