Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2018-03-12 | Crossett | Arkansas | GEORGIA PACIFIC, LLC | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was performing sampling in the pulp mill area when the employee slipped on a puddle of water and fell to the ground, dislocating a shoulder and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-07-13 | Crossett | Arkansas | Hood Packaging Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was attempting to run paper bags through a printing press. He jogged the paper into place. His left hand was on the press cylinder when it rolled, amputating his left thumb below the nail bed and crushing his left index and middle fingers. | |||||
2016-02-18 | Crossett | Arkansas | A & W SHEET METAL, INC. | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet |
An employee was pulling a welder up to the catwalk with a rope when the left side of the catwalk railing broke, causing him to fall 25 feet to the ground below. His head hit a toolbox, and his back hit the platform railing. He was hospitalized with an L1 lumbar fracture and required staples for his head injury. |