Laurel, MS—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record

Laurel, MS

62 severe-injury reports between 2015-05-04 and 2025-10-30, 383 OSHA inspections, and 416 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Laurel, Mississippi.

62Severe injuries

38Hospitalizations

383OSHA inspections

416Injury filings

Employers with the most severe injuries in Laurel

# Employer Severe-injury reports

1 Howard Industries, Inc. 18 2 Wayne Farms, LLC. 5 3 MASONITE CORPORATION 4 4 Sanderson Farms, Inc. - Laurel Processing 4 5 Petro Harvester Operating Company,LLC 2 6 Amick Farm 1 7 BFC Solutions 1 8 Corner Market #9062 1 9 Dunn Road Builders 1 10 DUNN ROADBUILDERS 1

Example incidents

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.
Howard Industries Inc. LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI · 2025-10-08 · Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
An employee was troubleshooting a machine. He was investigating a slipping belt when it caught his left hand and pulled it into a pulley, partially amputating the tip of his thumb.
Howard Industries, Inc. LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI · 2025-10-04 · Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
An employee was tilting a radiator in a fixture. The radiator moved in the fixture and crushed the employee's left index fingertip, causing an amputation.
Howard Industries, Inc. LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI · 2025-06-03 · Struck by suspended or swinging objects n.e.c.
An employee was using a crane and an L-shaped lifting device to remove a coil of aluminum material off a de-reeler. The L-shaped lifting device got hung up on part of the de-reeler. The L-shaped lifting device slipped off and struck the employee in their right side. The employee sustained internal lacerations to their liver and kidney.
DUNN ROADBUILDERS LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI · 2025-05-06 · Non-passenger struck by rail vehicle
An employee was working the switchboard for a train to move through the plant. He gave the all clear signal, and the train began reversing on the tracks. The employee went to get onto the train as it was moving toward him when he missed the railing and fell underneath the train. The last railcar ran over both of his legs, amputating the legs above the knees.
Howard Industries, Inc. LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI · 2025-04-02 · Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
An employee was troubleshooting an air-operated paper tube cutter that was not cutting the paper completely. The top blade came down on his left hand causing amputations to the index, middle, and ring fingers.

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