| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-27 | Armorel | Ar | Paco Steel of Arkansas | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was using an overhead crane to load a steel coil onto a semi-truck when the employee's left little finger was caught between the coil and the crane's C-hook, resulting in a partial amputation. | |||||
| 2020-04-17 | Armorel | Arkansas | Lexicon, Inc | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| The injured employee climbed up a ladder to access the top of a concrete ledge, which was part of the support structure for a furnace, and was standing on the north side of a cylinder as another employee was operating a lift to align the pin on top of the cylinder. A third employee was working a come-a-long to help align the cylinder top. The injured employee was flagging from the platform when he fell approximately 8 feet, landing on the concrete surface below. He was hospitalized with a fractu | |||||
| 2019-02-09 | Armorel | Arkansas | Paco Steel of Arkansas | Elbow(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was loading a railcar. While loading the last coil the band broke and struck the employee. The employee was knocked down and sustained an elbow injury. | |||||
| 2018-07-20 | Armorel | Arkansas | Paco Steel of Arkansas | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| Two employees were about to weld two steel coils together. An employee was lining up the two pieces so that a clamp could come down to hold them. The clamp came down while the employee's left hand was still under it; his thumb was smashed and the tip was amputated. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-04-06 | Armorel | Arkansas | NUCOR YAMATO STEEL CO. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was inspecting a guide box outside of the millhouse when he attempted to pull a 20-pound pin on the guide box. His left hand was then caught and crushed between the pin handle and the box, and his left index, middle, and ring fingers had to be surgically amputated above the first knuckle. | |||||