Severe Workplace Injuries in Laurel, Mississippi
Employers in Laurel reported 62 severe work injuries to OSHA from 2015 through October 2025: 38 workers hospitalized and 34 amputations (55% of reports). Manufacturing accounts for the most reports. OSHA opened an inspection after 20 of them.
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How workers were hurt
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OSHA inspections in Laurel since 2015
Workplace safety inspectors opened 71 inspections at Laurel workplaces, and 33 of them (46%) ended with at least one violation. Inspectors cited 69 serious, 0 willful and 1 repeat violations, with current penalties totaling $366,130.
Rules cited most often:
Recent inspections with penalties
| Employer | Violations | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| Thermo-Kool (referral, details) | 2 (2 serious+) | $16,384 |
| Howard Industries, Inc. (referral, details) | 2 | $24,825 |
| Morgan Brothers Millwork, Inc. (complaint, details) | 7 (5 serious+) | $3,256 |
| Morgan Brothers Millwork, Inc. (complaint, details) | 2 (2 serious+) | $3,830 |
| Southern Metals Company Of Mississippi, Inc. (referral, details) | 8 (7 serious+) | $11,061 |
| Southern Metals Company Of Mississippi, Inc. (planned, details) | 16 (12 serious+) | $20,075 |
| Konnan's Roofing (fatality/catastrophe, details) | 3 (1 serious+) | $11,200 |
| Blue Crab Grill (monitoring, details) | 2 (1 serious+) | $2,678 |
| Howard Industries, Inc. (referral, details) | 2 (1 serious+) | $6,696 |
| Dollar General Corporation/ Dolgencorp, LLC (referral, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $93,436 |
| Reliable Roofing And Construction (planned, details) | 1 | $1,989 |
| T.L. Wallace Construction, Inc. (planned, details) | 2 | $8,287 |
Penalties as currently recorded by OSHA; they can drop after settlement or contest. Inspection data covers federal OSHA inspections and state-run safety program inspections reported to OSHA.
Most recent reports
The 30 newest severe injury reports from Laurel employers, as OSHA published them.
Oct 30, 2025 · Howard Industries Inc. Amputation
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.
Contact incidents · Thumb(s) · Manufacturing
Oct 8, 2025 · Howard Industries Inc. Amputation
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.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing
Oct 4, 2025 · Howard Industries, Inc. Amputation
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.
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing
Jun 3, 2025 · Howard Industries, Inc. Hospitalized
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.
Struck by suspended or swinging objects (other) · Multiple internal abdominal locations · Manufacturing
May 6, 2025 · DUNN ROADBUILDERS Amputation
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.
Non-passenger struck by rail vehicle · Thigh(s) · Construction
Apr 2, 2025 · Howard Industries, Inc. Amputation
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.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing
Mar 25, 2025 · Howard Industries, Inc. Amputation
An employee was closing the ACV cover. The cover closed on his right little finger and the finger was amputated.
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing
Mar 12, 2025 · Taylor Construction Company, Inc. Amputation
An employee was performing a hot tap. The employee set a completion plug in preparation of removing the completion plug stopple tool. The tool was not completely set, and gas pressure and metal debris were released from the blow out. The employee sustained multiple contusions and abrasions to the chest, neck and face area, loss of eyes, and finger amputations.
Struck by discharged object or substance · Eye(s) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1811849
Jul 17, 2024 · Rapad Well Service Company, Inc. Amputation
The injured employee was working on the drill floor assisting to repair the oil well. The employee was using hydraulic-operated tongs when a piece inside the tongs came loose. The employee was fixing it when the lever that powers the tool was hit and the hydraulic tongs crushed his left ring finger, resulting in an amputation above the second joint.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Other finger(s) (other) · Mining, oil and gas
May 25, 2024 · HOWARD INDUSTRIES INC. Hospitalized
An employee went into a washer. They stepped in a floor opening which was above a bath and their leg contacted hot water. The employee sustained first- and second-degree burns to 10-12% of their right leg.
Fall to lower level resulting in exposure or contact · Leg(s) · Manufacturing
Apr 30, 2024 · Howard Industries, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was getting ready to load three steel coils. When they cut the band keeping the coil together, the coil began to fall. The employee attempted to stop the coil from falling and sustained a broken leg.
Struck by other falling object (other) · Leg(s) · Manufacturing
Mar 6, 2024 · Sanderson Farms, Inc. - Laurel Processing Hospitalized
An employee was walking back to the office when a forklift backing up with a load struck her in the right leg, resulting in a laceration.
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Leg(s) · Manufacturing
Oct 18, 2023 · Sanderson Farms, Inc. - Laurel Processing Hospitalized
An employee stabbed the injured employee with a knife in the breakroom during an altercation. The injured employee sustained stab wounds to their chest and abdomen.
Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing · Multiple trunk locations · Manufacturing
Aug 18, 2023 · Howard Industries, Inc. Amputation
An employee was operating a paper shear machine. As they attempted to retrieve a piece of paper from the machine, the shear contacted their right middle finger, resulting in an amputation.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1693418
Jul 27, 2023 · Howard Industries, Inc. Hospitalized
Two employees were moving a unit from a transfer cart onto a roller bed. After it was placed on the roller bed, the unit began to fall. The injured employee went to stop it from falling when it struck their leg and pinched it between another unit behind them. Their leg was fractured.
Struck by falling object or equipment · Leg(s) · Manufacturing
Jun 20, 2023 · Sanderson Farms, Inc. - Laurel Processing Amputation
An employee was leaving a room when the door closed and their glove was caught in the door hinge. The employee's right little finger was partially amputated.
Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing
Nov 5, 2022 · Masonite International Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was walking to a chip tunnel when they slipped on metal grated steps that were wet from the rain and fell to a lower level sustaining a fractured left knee.
Other fall to lower level · Knee(s) · Manufacturing
Jul 3, 2022 · Petro Harvester Operating Company, LLC Hospitalized
An employee was investigating the condition of the flame inside an oilfield separation vessel when the sight glass cover was expelled, allowing the heat to burn and blister the employee's right cheek.
Contact with hot objects or substances · Cheek(s) · Mining, oil and gas
May 10, 2022 · Howard Industries Inc. Hospitalized
An employee had been transferring material from one table to another. The employee noticed material was falling. He tried to stop it from falling and was struck by the material resulting in a fracture to the left fibula just above the ankle.
Struck by falling object or equipment (other) · Lower leg(s) · Manufacturing
Feb 16, 2022 · Amick Farm Amputation
A maintenance technician was replacing a shackle on an evisceration conveyor. His right thumb tip was pinched between the conveyor chain and guide wheel, resulting in amputation without bone loss.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1580071
Jan 28, 2022 · MASONITE CORPORATION Hospitalized
An employee was loading fiber board panels onto a conveyor belt when a board jam occurred. When the employee attempted to clear the board jam, the right sleeve of his jacket was caught by the machine, resulting in multiple fractures to his right arm.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Arm(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1576236
Nov 4, 2021 · HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC. Amputation
An employee was setting up a coil-winding machine when one of the machine's mandrels fell and the employee's right index finger got caught between two mandrels, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing
Aug 27, 2021 · Sports Contractors Unlimited LLC Hospitalized
An employee had been lining up the field for a tractor. The tractor rolled over the employee's leg resulting in a fracture and sprain.
Nonclassifiable · Leg(s) · Arts, entertainment and recreation
Jun 12, 2021 · Wayne Farms Amputation
A maintenance employee was trying to remove a chicken tender from a machine when the machine amputated the tip of his right thumb.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing
Feb 3, 2021 · Wayne Farms LLC Amputation
An employee was transporting a circular cutting blade on a carriage. The employee tried to prevent the blade from rolling off of the carriage, resulting in amputation of the nail bed on the right ring finger.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing
Oct 20, 2020 · BFC Solutions Hospitalized
An employee was descending a fixed ladder when it came loose from the wall causing the employee to fall to the ground and fracture a foot.
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment · Foot (feet) · Manufacturing
Aug 3, 2020 · Wayne Farms, LLC Hospitalized
An employee was loading chicken crates. One of the crates hung up, and while the employee was getting it loose he fell from a platform to the ground 6 feet below. He suffered a head injury and was hospitalized.
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Brain · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1487163
Mar 28, 2020 · Wayne Farms LLC Hospitalized
An employee was backing a forklift out of a trailer. The employee's left foot struck the trailer wall, causing fractures to the fibula and tibia.
Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Lower leg(s) · Manufacturing
Jul 16, 2019 · Sanderson Farms, Inc. - Laurel Processing Hospitalized
An employee had been inspecting a leg processor machine. While adjusting a water sprayer hose on the machine, their right hand was caught and crushed in a moving gripper chain.
Caught in running equipment or machinery (other) · Hand(s) · Manufacturing
Jun 19, 2019 · Frequencies Wireless Solutions Hospitalized
An employee fell approximately 25 feet while making his way down a cell phone tower.
Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet · Nonclassifiable · Construction · OSHA inspection 1409845
After a workplace injury in Mississippi
Most work injuries are handled through workers' compensation, which pays medical bills and part of lost wages whether or not anyone was at fault, and usually rules out suing the employer. A separate claim may be possible against someone else, such as an equipment maker or another company on the site. Reporting deadlines are short, so tell your employer about an injury right away.
Workers compensation lawyers in Laurel
Lawbamba lists 4 workers compensation lawyers with an office in Laurel, Mississippi, the practice area that deals with the workplace injury and OSHA inspection records on this page. These 4 come first in that listing (how the order is set).
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Source: OSHA's Severe Injury Reports, 2015 through November 2025 (loaded November 9, 2026). Employers must report any work-related amputation, loss of an eye or in-patient hospitalization to OSHA within 24 hours. Employer names, addresses and incident descriptions are as OSHA publishes them. A report records an injury, not a finding that the employer broke a rule; OSHA opens an inspection for some reports. The data covers workplaces under federal OSHA. States that run their own OSHA program (such as California, Washington, Michigan, North Carolina and Virginia) are mostly missing, and work-related deaths are reported separately.
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