Severe Workplace Injuries in Ponca City, Oklahoma
Employers in Ponca City reported 24 severe work injuries to OSHA from 2015 through December 2024: 16 workers hospitalized and 8 amputations (33% of reports). Manufacturing accounts for the most reports. OSHA opened an inspection after 3 of them.
Reports by year
Industries
How workers were hurt
Parts of the body injured
OSHA inspections in Ponca City since 2016
Workplace safety inspectors opened 32 inspections at Ponca City workplaces, and 12 of them (38%) ended with at least one violation. Inspectors cited 22 serious, 0 willful and 0 repeat violations, with current penalties totaling $54,272.
Rules cited most often:
Recent inspections with penalties
| Employer | Violations | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| Ponca Iron & Metal, Inc. (unprogrammed, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $1,703 |
| A&E Metal (referral, details) | 2 (1 serious+) | $5,674 |
| Mj&H Fabrication Inc. (complaint, details) | 6 (3 serious+) | $6,857 |
| Dorada Foods (complaint, details) | 1 | $5,000 |
| The Rock Construction & Masonry LLC (programmed, details) | 3 (3 serious+) | $2,458 |
| Bloyer And Sons Inc. (programmed, details) | 2 (2 serious+) | $1,990 |
| Mertz Manufacturing, Inc. (referral, details) | 2 (2 serious+) | $13,640 |
| Circle J Industries, Inc. (planned, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $1,500 |
| Dorada Poultry, LLC (planned, details) | 6 (4 serious+) | $10,050 |
| Dorada Poultry, LLC (planned, details) | 8 (5 serious+) | $5,400 |
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 24 newest severe injury reports from Ponca City employers, as OSHA published them.
Dec 11, 2024 · Thermal Seal Duct Systems, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was helping another employee carry a piece of square duct that was 24" by 24" by 5' long when it slipped out of his hand. He received a laceration to his left forearm and was hospitalized.
Struck by object dropped by person · Forearm(s) · Manufacturing
Jun 22, 2023 · Mertz Manufacturing, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee had been working in a hot environment near a burn table. After walking down some steps and heading to the area where she kept her personal items, she fell backward and hit her head on the floor, suffering a skull fracture.
Fall on same level (other) · Skull · Manufacturing
Apr 27, 2023 · Thermal Seal Duct Systems Inc. 4209 N Hwy 77 Frontage Road Ponca City Ok 74601 Amputation
An employee was using a miter saw to cut a piece of wood when the board jumped out from the saw, resulting in a partial amputation to his left thumb.
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing
Nov 2, 2022 · Century Products LLC Hospitalized
An employee was ratcheting down a hay feeder onto a pallet when an object gave way, causing the ratchet handle to strike them in the head. The employee sustained a skull fracture on the left side from the temple to behind the ear.
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Skull · Manufacturing
Sep 15, 2022 · Yaffe Companies, Inc. Amputation
An employee was using an alligator shear to cut copper tubing. The shear amputated the employee's left little fingertip.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fingertip(s) · Wholesale trade
Jul 16, 2021 · Dorada Poultry, LLC Amputation
An employee was trying to clear a blockage in a drain pipe when the pipe's pneumatic valve cycled, resulting in a partial amputation of their right index fingertip.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing
May 17, 2021 · Phillips 66 Hospitalized
An employee opened a valve to see if a drum was free of hot residual oil. The oil was plugged behind the open valve, but the plug dissolved. Hot oil (300-400 degrees F) splashed out of the drum's receiving receptacle and onto the employee's right thigh and right arm, as well as the right sides of the employee's abdomen and face.
Contact with hot objects or substances · Multiple body parts (other) · Manufacturing
Mar 15, 2021 · Warrior Steel, LLC Hospitalized
An employee was connecting beams to columns during steel construction. While walking from one point to another, he lost his balance and fell to the ground about 13 feet below. He suffered a broken left elbow.
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Elbow(s) · Construction
Jan 12, 2021 · ALBERTSONS Hospitalized
An employee was counting cases and tripped on a storage rack load bar, causing her to fall and break her left arm.
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Arm(s) · Wholesale trade
Jan 3, 2021 · Dorada Poultry, LLC Amputation
Two employees were installing exhaust piping on a fryer. The injured employee was stabilizing and rotating the middle section while Employee 2 was bringing the stacks together. Employee 2 had material slip out of his hands, which then fell onto the injured employee's finger causing the amputation of the left index fingertip.
Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing
Dec 27, 2020 · Alliance Health Ponca City Hospitalized
An employee tripped on a blood pressure cuff while walking around a hospital bed. She fell to the floor and suffered a dislocated left shoulder and a broken left arm.
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Shoulder(s) and arm(s) · Health care and social assistance
Feb 25, 2020 · Johnson Controls, Inc. Amputation
An employee was changing the blades on a miter saw. A wood block was placed under the miter saw blades to hold the blades against the wood block. When the employee loosened the saw blade nut, the wood block slipped, and the saw blade came down and amputated their right middle fingertip.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing
Oct 7, 2019 · USI Industrial Services Inc. Hospitalized
An employee fell while walking on a sidewalk. The employee's right shoulder hit a welding machine, causing a fracture to the right upper arm.
Fall onto or against object on same level (other) · Upper arm(s) · Mining, oil and gas
Nov 16, 2018 · Mertz Manufacturing, Inc. Hospitalized
A maintenance employee was removing a hydraulic cylinder from a paint conveyor lift. When the cylinder was removed, the counterbalance was freed. The employee's left hand was then caught between the counterbalance and the stop plate, fracturing the hand.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects · Hand(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1361448
Nov 14, 2018 · Johnson Controls, Inc. Hospitalized
While cleaning a die press, an employee's left middle and ring fingers were crushed.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing
Nov 9, 2018 · Drisco, LLC Hospitalized
An employee was using a chainsaw to cut wood. The chainsaw kicked back and struck the employee in the kneecap, causing a laceration.
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Knee(s) · Transportation and warehousing · OSHA inspection 1384057
Nov 2, 2018 · Evans & Associates Enterprises Hospitalized
An employee was flagging traffic in a highway work zone. A car struck the employee, who traveled an estimated 90 feet before landing. The employee suffered broken legs and back and head injuries, with multiple lacerations.
Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone · Leg(s) · Construction
Aug 17, 2018 · Mertz Manufacturing, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was cleaning a weld with a 5-inch sander and was working in a tight spot when the sander kicked back and lacerated the employee above the left knee.
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Thigh(s) · Manufacturing
Jun 22, 2018 · MERTZ MANUFACTURING, INC. Hospitalized
An employee was on the back of a semi truck attaching hoses to a trailer. He fell off the side of the truck, landing on the ground about 45 inches below. He was hospitalized to treat fractures in his back.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Back, including spine, spinal cord · Manufacturing
Aug 4, 2017 · Pliltek Services Hospitalized
An employee was using an overhead hoist to lift a trailer axle with a strap when the strap broke. The axle then fell on and crushed his left hand, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Hand(s) · Construction
May 15, 2017 · Precision Metal Fab, LLC Amputation
An employee was holding the material feed pendant while removing a part from the press. As the material was fed into the press, the employee's left index fingertip was amputated.
Caught in running equipment or machinery · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1234106
Feb 27, 2017 · Dorada Foods Amputation
The employee was assembling a pneumatic activated butterfly valve assembly. He also attached the air source to it. As the employee was reinstalling the valve his right thumb was inside the valve assembly. The valve activated pinching the employee's right thumb tip resulting in amputation of the thumb tip including bone and the nail.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing
Aug 19, 2015 · Via Christy Villages Hospitalized
An employee was walking down the hall toward the nurse's station when she fell and broke her right hip.
Fall on same level (other) · Hip(s) · Health care and social assistance
Jan 6, 2015 · Dorada Foods Amputation
Employee's left-hand distal middle finger was crushed by a pallet jack. When injured, the employee was operating the pallet jack alone while moving an 1800-pound tote container.
Contact with objects and equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing
After a workplace injury in Oklahoma
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.
Personal injury lawyers in Ponca City
Lawbamba lists 8 personal injury lawyers with an office in Ponca City, Oklahoma, 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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