West Plains, MO—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record
West Plains, MO
11 severe-injury reports between 2015-07-13 and 2025-01-19, 37 OSHA inspections, and 117 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in West Plains, Missouri.
Employers with the most severe injuries in West Plains
Example incidents
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DRS SUSTAINMENT SYSTEMS
An employee was painting the break room wall while standing on the third step of a 6-foot A-frame ladder. The employee was stepping down from the ladder so he could relocate it to complete more painting. The employee missed a step and fell from the ladder to the concrete floor. The employee struck his head/neck on a nearby swivel chair and struck his left hip on the concrete. The employee sustained multiple compression fractures to his spine, including the C7 vertebra, T3-5 vertebrae, and the third and fourth sacral segments. The employee was hospitalized.
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AHF Products
An employee was troubleshooting a saw and made contact with a belt and pulley that had not come to a complete stop. The employee sustained a partial surgical amputation to their right index finger.
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DRS SUSTAINMENT SYSTEMS, INC.
An employee was removing bolts from a piece of machinery. A bolt got stuck; when it came loose, the employee's left index finger was pinched in a tongue and partially amputated.
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Ozark Medical Center
An employee was going to visit a client. While going up the steps at a neighbor's house, the employee slipped on an icy stairway and fell down the stairs. The employee sustained a broken right ankle.
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REGAL BELOIT CORPORATION
An employee was walking and hit his head on a fire extinguisher wheel. He fell to the ground, struck his head on the floor, and was knocked unconscious. He was hospitalized with a head injury.
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DRS LEONARDO
An employee tripped on a small cardboard box in the aisle next to her work table. She fell to the floor, landing on and breaking her left hip.
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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.