| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-26 | Arkansas City | Ar | Petrin LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| On July 26, 2021, an employee was working inside a tank as part of a crew erecting a scaffold. After beginning at 9:30 a.m., though he had been taking breaks and drinking fluids, he developed cramps at about 6:00 p.m. He later developed nausea, became ill, and was hospitalized with dehydration and an acute kidney injury. | |||||
| 2021-07-09 | Arkansas City | Ar | Clearwater Paper Corporation | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| On 7/9/2021, at approximately 2:15 p.m., an employee was attempting to leave their desk and got caught on the corner of the desk, causing a trip and fall. The employee fractured their left hip and was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
| 2020-08-25 | Arkansas City | Ks | CreekStone Farms Premium Beef LLC | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was doing preventive maintenance on a conveyor. The employee's shirt was entangled in the conveyor belt and roller, and the employee suffered four fractures to the left arm. | |||||
| 2020-05-24 | Arkansas City | Kansas | Medicalodges Inc. | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was working in the kitchen at a nursing home. The employee was on a two-step ladder to reach a pan on a top shelf when the employee lost balance and fell, fracturing the left femur. | |||||
| 2019-03-05 | Arkansas City | Arkansas | CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATION | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was cutting the edges of paper between the rolls at a winding machine using a utility knife. His right index finger was caught in the ingoing nip point between the drum and the core, causing an amputation at the knuckle. | |||||
| 2018-08-11 | Arkansas City | Kansas | CreekStone Farms Premium Beef LLC | Lower leg(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee was burned on the right shin by caustic material and hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-07-05 | Arkansas City | Kansas | CreekStone Farms Premium Beef LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee in the shipping department slid across a conveyor and his glove was caught in the sprocket amputating his left index fingertip. | |||||
| 2018-06-21 | Arkansas City | Arkansas | CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATION | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was rinsing out an empty 55-gallon oil drum with hot water. The water splashed out of the drum, burning the employee's left shoulder, arm, thigh, and hip. | |||||
| 2017-09-28 | Arkansas City | Kansas | CreekStone Farms Premium Beef LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee's left index finger was caught and amputated in a conveyor's unguarded chain drive. | |||||
| 2016-05-12 | Arkansas City | Kansas | CreekStone Farms Premium Beef LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was moving boxes on the conveyor when his right-hand middle finger came into contact with the belt, amputating his fingertip. | |||||
| 2015-12-24 | Arkansas City | Kansas | CreekStone Farms Premium Beef LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| A band saw was locked out and the blade was replaced. Then the employee unlocked it, turned it on, and reached for the hose (to wash it down) with his left hand and his right index finger came in contact with the blade and was amputated. | |||||
| 2015-03-24 | Arkansas City | Kansas | Creekstone Farms | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee amputated his right index finger (at the middle knuckle) when it came in contact with the band saw while cutting meat at about 8:45 a.m. on 03-24-2015. The guards were in place at the time of the incident. | |||||