Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-08 | Bearden | Ar | Anthony Timberlands, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
An employee and a co-worker were removing forks from an unused forklift in order to remove the fork positioners. They removed a pin from the fork and it shifted and swung toward the employee. The employee attempted to jump over the fork, but it struck his foot mid-air, resulting in fractured bones on the top of his foot. | |||||
2021-09-25 | Bearden | Ar | Anthony Timberlands, Inc. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was attempting to remove a board from a landing table when his foot became caught in the drive chain. The employee's toe was amputated. | |||||
2020-04-02 | Bearden | Arkansas | Anthony Timberlands, Inc. | Multiple trunk locations | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
An employee went onto a rollcase to try and release a board that was trapped inside the outfeed rollcase of an edger machine. He lost his balance and fell 10 feet onto a steel waste chute, then slid an additional 10 feet to the bottom of the chute. He suffered a fractured pelvis and broken ribs, as well as a laceration above the eye. | |||||
2020-01-21 | Bearden | Arkansas | Bearden Lumber Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
A maintenance crew was working on a belt attached to a chip feeder with the guarding on. After the belt was fixed, the guarding was removed, signaling that the machine was again operational. The injured employee's hand was near the machine at the time, and when it came back on, the employee's hand was injured. A quarter of the bone in the left thumb was lost due to the injury. | |||||
2017-07-18 | Bearden | Arkansas | Bearden Lumber Co | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
An employee was helping to change out a roller on a stacker when his right foot was smashed between two pieces of metal. The steel safety toe in his work boot then bent and amputated the tip of his right big toe. | |||||
2017-03-10 | Bearden | Arkansas | ANTHONY TIMBERLANDS, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was unjamming the sawdust feeder and amputated the left index and middle fingertips. | |||||
2016-06-18 | Bearden | Arkansas | Anthony Timberlands Inc | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was performing his regular duties in the boiler room when a three-way valve malfunctioned and steam was released, causing second degree burns to the employee's right arm and side. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2015-02-26 | Bearden | Arkansas | ANTHONY TIMBERLANDS, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
The employee was using a long board to push debris out of the conveyor, which was stopped up. The employee reached for a hand-hold and instead grabbed the conveyor. One of the 2' blocks of lumber and hit his thumb, resulting in an amputation. |