DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2019-05-24DierksArkansasWeyerhaeuser CompanyUpper arm(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was performing preventative maintenance on a trimmer and when he went to lower the saw box platform, the pin holding the platform became stuck. The employee hammered at the pin, and when the pin dislodged, the platform swung down and hit the employee. The employee suffered a smashed upper arm with swelling and numbness.
2018-02-23DierksArkansasWeyerhaeuser CompanyFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was trying to remove part of a broken board from the planer machine and made contact with the cutting head. The employee's right hand thumb, index and middle fingers were amputated.
2016-07-01DierksArkansasWeyerhaeuser CompanyLeg(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee had cleaned up the wood room with a walk-behind track loader and was returning the loader to storage. As he was glancing over his shoulder to make sure the way was clear, his right foot was caught in the left track of the loader, causing him to fall and break his right leg.