Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-06-15 | Marmaduke | Arkansas | Greenbrier Companies, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Rail vehicle collision |
An employee was working the hand brake to stop a railcar. The hand brake jammed causing the railcar to bump into a shop truck that was on the same line. The employee's right hand got caught between the railcar and the shop truck, causing the amputation of the index finger, middle finger, and thumb. | |||||
2020-01-13 | Marmaduke | Arkansas | Greenbrier Companies, Inc. | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was inspecting the inside of a new tank car. He attempted to maneuver around another employee inside the tank car when he slipped and fell, suffering a femoral neck fracture. | |||||
2019-08-12 | Marmaduke | Arkansas | Greenbrier Companies, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was walking by a rack when she tripped on a handrail that was in the rack and fell to the floor. She suffered a broken left femur. | |||||
2019-06-08 | Duke | Oklahoma | American Gypsum Company Duke Plant | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning out a rock dump with an air lance when the air lance became caught in the rock agitator, pulling the employee's hand into a moving part. The employee suffered a laceration and dislocation to the right index finger. The agitator chute was not guarded at the time of the incident. | |||||
2019-05-06 | Duke | Oklahoma | American Gypsum Company Duke Plant | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was adding a pad to the pusher in order to square up the boards on a running bundler machine. The employee's right index finger was caught between a lug and the guard around the chain and was partially amputated. | |||||
2018-08-07 | Marmaduke | Arkansas | AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
A temporary employee was operating a magnetic crane to pick up and move a 6000-pound sheet of metal when the metal fell and struck the employee's left foot, fracturing the fourth and fifth digits. | |||||
2018-07-10 | Marmaduke | Arkansas | American Railcar Industries, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
On July 10, 2018, at approximately 3:15 p.m., an employee began experiencing muscle cramps after MIG welding on a tank car. He was hospitalized for dehydration and heat exhaustion. | |||||
2018-07-10 | Marmaduke | Arkansas | AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
On July 10, 2018, an employee was hospitalized for dehydration after finishing his shift insulating tank cars. | |||||
2016-01-22 | Marmaduke | Arkansas | ANCHOR PACKAGING | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was replacing the rubber skirt between the mixer and the cooler when the cooler grabbed the skirt and pulled the employee into it. His left hand was amputated. | |||||
2015-04-02 | Marmaduke | Arkansas | AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was using an overhead crane to set a jacket on a rail car. The employee's right hand was caught between the jacket and underframe, crushing his right-hand ring finger. He was hospitalized overnight and required surgical amputation of the finger. | |||||
2015-01-06 | Marmaduke | Arkansas | Anchor Packaging | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
Employee was cleaning paper underneath the Core Machine while it was running. The belt drive snagged her arm and broke it. |