MS—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record

Mississippi

1,825 severe-injury reports between 2015-01-02 and 2025-10-30, 16,381 OSHA inspections, and 12,646 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Mississippi.

1,825Severe injuries

1,443Hospitalizations

16,381OSHA inspections

12,646Injury filings

Employers with the most severe injuries in Mississippi

# Employer Severe-injury reports

1 Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. 23 2 Howard Industries, Inc. 20 3 Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. 12 4 Koch Foods 12 5 Peco Foods, Inc. 12 6 Sanderson Farms, Inc. 10 7 Tyson Foods, Inc. 10 8 United Furniture Industries, Inc. 10 9 Georgia-Pacific Monticello, LLC 9 10 Koch Foods of Mississippi, LLC 9

Cities in Mississippi

# City Records on federal OSHA file

1 Jackson, MS 3,523 2 Olive Branch, MS 1,282 3 Tupelo, MS 1,100 4 Gulfport, MS 1,076 5 Canton, MS 1,058 6 Meridian, MS 962 7 Laurel, MS 861 8 Hattiesburg, MS 729 9 Biloxi, MS 671 10 Pascagoula, MS 615 11 Vicksburg, MS 498 12 Columbus, MS 491 13 Southaven, MS 466 14 Greenville, MS 454 15 Natchez, MS 395 16 Blue Springs, MS 379 17 Flowood, MS 366 18 Brookhaven, MS 361 19 Starkville, MS 324 20 Pearl, MS 315 21 Horn Lake, MS 309 22 Oxford, MS 300 23 Fulton, MS 298 24 Booneville, MS 292 25 Greenwood, MS 286 26 Corinth, MS 271 27 Pontotoc, MS 267 28 Grenada, MS 248 29 West Point, MS 242 30 New Albany, MS 240 31 Ecru, MS 226 32 Guntown, MS 225 33 Morton, MS 223 34 Ridgeland, MS 219 35 Clinton, MS 218 36 Cleveland, MS 217 37 Houston, MS 209 38 Byhalia, MS 206 39 Forest, MS 205 40 Amory, MS 189 41 Madison, MS 187 42 Batesville, MS 184 43 Brandon, MS 183 44 Ripley, MS 182 45 Yazoo City, MS 181 46 Clarksdale, MS 180 47 Hazlehurst, MS 173 48 Bay Springs, MS 171 49 Picayune, MS 170 50 Richland, MS 170

Example incidents

Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI · 2025-10-30 · Fall on same level due to slip or trip
The injured employee was standing behind a table. She jumped out to scare another employee, but tripped and fell on the tile floor, injuring her right ankle/foot. She was hospitalized with a dislocated ankle that required surgery.
Howard Industries Inc. LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI · 2025-10-30 · Contact incidents unspecified
An employee was checking a pole-type transformer tank for leaks. A hydraulic clamping device was lowered onto his right thumb and crushed it against the sharp edge of the bottom of the tank. He suffered a partial transphalangeal amputation to the thumb.
Ingalls Shipbuilding PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI · 2025-10-29 · Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
An employee was hooking up bundled tie-downs with a chain. While he was holding a hook, the other hook was unlocked. This caused the employee's hook to slide down and pinch his right index finger between the chain and the shackle. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip (without bone loss), as well as an open fracture.
Owl's Head Alloys West Point WEST POINT, MISSISSIPPI · 2025-10-29 · Nonroadway noncollision fall or jump from moving vehicle
An employee was going into a trailer to mark product for shipment and the trailer pulled away from the dock. The employee fell out of the trailer, contacted the dock plate, and then fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a punctured lung, fractured ribs, and contusions.
TABER EXTRUSIONS, LLC GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI · 2025-10-28 · Struck by running powered equipment unspecified
An employee's left arm was caught in the fingers or jaws of the head stretcher machine, resulting in a laceration. The employee was hospitalized.
Heavy Equipment Movers and Installation, LLC COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI · 2025-10-28 · Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
An employee was operating a gas tugger to lift metal sheeting. His left hand was pulled into the pulley, which crushed his left thumb, resulting in avulsions and other tissue damage. He was hospitalized and required surgery.

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