Severe Workplace Injuries in Tuttle, Oklahoma
Employers in Tuttle reported 15 severe work injuries to OSHA from 2015 through March 2024: 10 workers hospitalized and 7 amputations (47% of reports). Wholesale trade accounts for the most reports. OSHA opened an inspection after 5 of them.
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OSHA inspections in Tuttle since 2015
Workplace safety inspectors opened 26 inspections at Tuttle workplaces, and 18 of them (69%) ended with at least one violation. Inspectors cited 41 serious, 0 willful and 3 repeat violations, with current penalties totaling $238,685.
Rules cited most often:
Recent inspections with penalties
| Employer | Violations | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| W.H. Braum, Inc. (referral, details) | 2 (2 serious+) | $5,674 |
| W.H.B. Cattle, LP (fatality/catastrophe, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $11,585 |
| W.H.B. Cattle, LP (referral, details) | 3 (3 serious+) | $28,000 |
| W.H.B. Cattle, LP (fatality/catastrophe, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $11,000 |
| W.H. Braum, Inc. (referral, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $6,338 |
| Joe D. Hall General Contractors, LLC (programmed, details) | 1 | $4,000 |
| Warrior Steel, LLC (planned, details) | 2 (2 serious+) | $11,000 |
| Williams Grocery Inc. (fatality/catastrophe, details) | 5 (2 serious+) | $24,000 |
| W.H. Braum, Inc. (planned, details) | 5 (4 serious+) | $30,000 |
| W.H. Braum, Inc. (planned, details) | 6 (5 serious+) | $45,000 |
| W.H. Braum Inc. (referral, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $2,095 |
| Whb Cattle, LP (referral, details) | 10 (10 serious+) | $40,300 |
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 15 newest severe injury reports from Tuttle employers, as OSHA published them.
Mar 21, 2024 · W.H. Braum, Inc. Amputation
An employee was changing the fruit feeder to a funnel adaptor piece when they took the impeller plate off and the gasket came off. When retrieving the gasket, the spinning pump impeller caught his finger resulting in an amputation of the right index fingertip to the first knuckle.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1736858
Oct 18, 2022 · W.H. Braum, Inc. Amputation
An employee was retrieving bread dough from a dough rounder when their right middle finger was struck by a dough blade, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing
Oct 4, 2022 · W.H. Braum, Inc. Amputation
An employee was pushing a dry bunker rack of restaurant supplies onto a delivery truck when a shelf came down and pinched the top of the employee's finger, resulting in an amputation.
Struck by falling object or equipment (other) · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing
Jun 27, 2022 · W.H. Braum, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was pushing empty delivery product carts from the back of a trailer onto the dock when one of the carts fell onto another employee's foot. The injured employee's left foot was fractured.
Struck by falling object or equipment · Foot (feet) · Manufacturing
Mar 17, 2022 · Genesis Concrete Co. Hospitalized
An employee was washing the rear of a concrete mixing truck. A front loader backed into the employee, pinning the employee against the mixing truck. The employee suffered a broken pelvis.
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Pelvis · Manufacturing
Jan 22, 2021 · W.H. BRAUMS INCORPORATED Hospitalized
Two employees were trying to replace a pressure relief valve in a hot water system. Hot water was released and caused first- and second-degree burns to one employee's torso.
Contact with hot objects or substances · Trunk · Retail
Oct 5, 2019 · W.H. Braum Inc. Amputation
An employee helped install a new blade on the bun slicer section of a production line. Upon restarting the production line, a bun was misaligned and the employee attempted to straighten it. The slicer blade contacted the employee's right hand, resulting in amputation of the index finger and lacerations to the other fingers.
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Wholesale trade
Apr 1, 2018 · W.H. Braum Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was walking by a dolly of milk that was rolling down a chute when the dolly fell over onto the employee. The employee potentially suffered a collapsed lung.
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Wholesale trade
Dec 15, 2017 · W.H. Braum Inc. Amputation
An employee was attempting to clean a butter production machine when the machine rollers amputated the employee's fingertip.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fingertip(s) · Wholesale trade · OSHA inspection 1285734
Jun 1, 2017 · WHB Cattle, LP Amputation
An employee was trying to clear a jam at the discharge of the auger conveyor and amputated the left leg below the knee. The auger was not locked out or guarded at the time.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Lower leg(s) · Agriculture, forestry and fishing · OSHA inspection 1238232
May 15, 2017 · Halliburton Energy Services Hospitalized
An employee was spotting for a tractor and trailer when he became trapped between the trailer and a piece of stationary equipment. His pelvis was crushed and he required hospitalization.
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area · Pelvis · Mining, oil and gas
Aug 1, 2016 · W.H. Braum Inc. Amputation
An employee suffered a partial amputation of the right pinky finger and injury to the right ring finger while attempting to clear a paper jam in a machine.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Wholesale trade
May 31, 2015 · W.H. Braum Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was struck by a semi-truck while walking to his vehicle in the parking lot.
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area · Nonclassifiable · Wholesale trade · OSHA inspection 1067315
Mar 23, 2015 · WHB Cattle, LP Hospitalized
An employee was herding cattle from a pre-stall barn to the milk barn when one of the cows slipped and fell on the employee's leg. The employee sustained a broken leg.
Struck by animal (other) · Leg(s) · Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Feb 11, 2015 · WHB Cattle, LP Hospitalized
An employee operating a 4-wheeler broke his leg after it turned over on him. The employee broke two bones and had pins placed.
Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway · Multiple leg locations · Agriculture, forestry and fishing · OSHA inspection 1040685
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.
Workers compensation lawyers in Oklahoma
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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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