Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-03	Fayetteville	Ar	Clear Creek Development Company LLC	Lower leg(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving a golf cart with an attached utility trailer carrying a lawn mower. The cart path was wet, and when the employee braked, the cart slid and turned on its side. The employee's lower leg was fractured.
2021-10-09	Fayetteville	Wv	W R Murdock & Sons Inc	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a cylinder assembly with a crane. The employee's hands were between the barrel of the cylinder and the piston. When pushing on the assembly with their hands, the piston fell back into place, catching the employee's right middle and ring fingers between the barrel and the piston. The right middle fingertip was amputated.
2021-08-30	Fayetteville	Ga	Infinity Productions III, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was constructing a platform for a film set. The employee was standing on the platform, when he lost his footing and fell about 10 feet to the cement floor, landing on his left side. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to his left arm and pelvis.
2021-07-28	Fayetteville	Nc	NG Companies	Arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
On July 28, 2021, an NG Companies employee was about to transfer mud to a bore pit. He had put the hydro excavation truck in position for the debris transfer and prepared it. When he opened a knife valve, hot water sprayed through the flange onto him, causing second-degree burns to his face, right arm, and right hand; a third-degree burn to part of the right arm; and a broken collarbone. He was hospitalized.
2021-07-08	Fayetteville	Ar	Moisture Shield Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating the pulverizing machine in the Plastic Department. The employee used a computer to set up and adjust the temperature of the machine and was monitoring the machine for jams. As the employee was removing a jam, his left index and middle fingertips were amputated.
2021-06-25	Fayetteville	Ar	Monster Tree Service	Leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
At 10:30 AM, on June 25, 2021, an employee was driving a mini loader up an incline when it struck a tree stump and tipped over. Both of the employee's legs were injured.
2021-06-24	Fayetteville	Ar	Bill's Electric Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
On June 24, 2021, at 11:00 a.m., an employee was on a scissor lift 20 feet high splicing wires together from a panel to the rooftop units inside junction boxes. The employee was shocked, causing him to fall out of the scissor lift onto the ground and resulting in contusions and bruising that required hospitalization.
2021-06-22	Fayetteville	Ga	Thine Selves Productions, LLC	Multiple body parts	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was moving a chain and trolley while preparing to hoist a wooden set wall into position. The chain broke and the trolley hoist struck the employee, resulting in a contusion on their back left shoulder blade, as well as a laceration to the medial aspect of the left orbit.
2021-02-04	Fayetteville	Ga	AT&T	Leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee was testing a signal at the cross box, approximately 20-30 feet from the highway when a tire came off of a vehicle that was traveling on the highway and struck the employee. The employee sustained a broken leg.
2020-10-19	Fayetteville	Ar	TYSON MEXICAN ORIGINAL, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to unclog a pipe in the taco department line between the holding tank and the mixer when their right index finger contacted the ball valve and the pneumatic actuator cycled causing amputation of the finger between the first and second joint.
2020-10-09	Fayetteville	Ar	TYSON MEXICAN ORIGINAL, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a press machine. He was removing a piece of product stuck to the underside of the press when the fingers on his right hand were pinched between two press plates. The middle and ring fingertips were amputated.
2020-08-13	Fayetteville	Ar	AAF International	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A temporary employee was attempting to place an empty bin under a shredder. The bin was not in alignment so two co-workers pushed the bin forward while the injured employee guided it through. The injured employee's right thumb was pinched between the bin and the shredder frame. The employee was hospitalized for an open fracture of the right thumb.
2020-08-05	Fayetteville	Nc	Munie Greencare Professionals	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
A landscaping employee suffered cramps and dehydration due to a heat-related illness.
2020-06-04	Fayetteville	West Virgini	G. A. Carlson & Company	Head	Struck by discharged object or substance
Two employees were installing braces on trusses. One of them was using a nail gun when it struck the other employee's head and discharged, firing a 3 1/2-inch framing nail into his head.
2019-09-23	Fayetteville	Arkansas	McCarthy Electric, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a fiberglass extension ladder strapping electrical conduit to a hanger wall when the ladder slipped on the polished floor. The employee fell to the concrete floor and fractured a femur.
2019-08-13	Fayetteville	Arkansas	Kimbel Mechanical Systems, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On August 12, 2019, an employee was installing HVAC ductwork in a residential attic. The employee felt ill and was hospitalized, suffering from a kidney infection and dehydration.
2019-08-12	Fayetteville	Georgia	Frontier Management	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was helping a resident when she slipped and fell on a recently mopped floor, injuring her right knee and left thumb.
2019-02-05	Fayetteville	Arkansas	Bargo Engineering Co Inc	Coccygeal region	Fall on same level
An employee was carrying a 10-pound box of aluminum parts when he fell backwards to the concrete floor. He struck his tailbone and then his head, suffering a fracture to the tailbone and a laceration to the head.
2018-07-26	Fayetteville	Arkansas	DAUGHERTY & DAUGHERTY INVESTMENTS LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was putting a piece of chicken on a hook to run through a cutter/saw machine. The machine caught his right hand, partially amputating his right index finger.
2018-04-13	Fayetteville	Arkansas	JAF, Inc.	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Employees were using a pallet jack stand to move several pallets of stacked ceramic tile weighing approximately 2,200 lbs. from one end of the floor to the opposite end when the tile hit a hole and the bundles of tiles began to wobble. The injured employee was standing on the side of the tile bundles and was attempting to balance them when they eventually tipped over and fell on him. He was pinned beneath the floor tile and a wall, sustaining a displaced open wound fracture to his left foot and
2018-04-11	Fayetteville	Texas	JML Management, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating an excavator to clear trees when a tree shifted in the bucket and broke through the front window of the machine. The tree came in contact with the travel controls, pushing them into the forward position. The machine moved forward farther into the tree, causing it to go through the cab and forcing the employee out the back window of the machine. The employee then attempted to re-enter the machine to shut it down. At this point, the moving machine caused the moving branch
2018-03-24	Fayetteville	Arkansas	Elkhart Products Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was manufacturing copper pipe fittings using a hydraulic press when a fitting fell into the machine. The employee was attempting to retrieve the fitting when the die came down on the employee's left index finger, amputating it at the first knuckle.
2018-03-05	Fayetteville	Arkansas	DAUGHERTY & DAUGHERTY INVESTMENTS LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was being trained by a second employee on how to close a golf cart tailgate when the second employee closed the tail gate on the employee's left ring finger, amputating the fingertip.
2018-01-04	Fayetteville	Arkansas	Everett Chrysler	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's hand was on a paint can that was on a paint shaker machine when another employee activated the machine. The employee's right ring finger was then caught and smashed in the machine, amputating the fingertip.
2017-10-04	Fayetteville	Arkansas	AAF/Flanders	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was manually attaching a roll of media to a cardboard core on a rolling machine when another employee cycled the machine, causing the employee's right forearm to become pinned and fractured.
2017-10-03	Fayetteville	Arkansas	Elkhart Products Corporation (EPC)	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to remove a copper elbow that was jammed in an elbow machine. When the part was removed, the machine cycled and amputated two of the employee's right-hand fingers. The machine was unguarded at the time.
2017-08-31	Fayetteville	New York	TRUEBLUE, INC.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee slipped on a wet surface while performing pool maintenance and fell into the pool, fracturing the left leg.
2017-08-29	Fayetteville	Arkansas	Tyson Foods, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was removing boxed chips on a moving conveyor when his left index finger went into an opening between the guardrails, amputating his fingertip.
2017-08-28	Fayetteville	New York	R. G. Hence & Sons Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was removing a gas tank from a vehicle when a work light fell into the flammable liquid and ignited. The employee suffered thermal burns and was hospitalized overnight.
2017-08-25	Fayetteville	Georgia	Active Pest Control South Inc.	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was struck on the head by a falling metal cabinet, suffering a concussion.
2017-05-16	Fayetteville	North Caroli	Marvin Allan Door Company, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee had just repaired an overhead door chain in an ambulance garage and was climbing down a 12-foot A-frame ladder. His left hand was resting on the chain he just repaired when a paramedic came in and activated the switch to raise the garage door. His hand was caught between the chain and sprocket to the garage motor, amputating both middle fingertips.
2017-03-06	Fayetteville	Arkansas	HARNESS ROOFING, INC.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was replacing shingles on a steep pitched roof. As he was walking across the roof, he slipped and fell approximately 12 feet. The employee's fall protection was not hooked to the anchor point at the time.
2016-09-06	Fayetteville	Arkansas	Marshalltown	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee opened the door to the compressor room. As he exited the room, a passing forklift ran over his right foot and lower right leg, pulling him to the floor. He suffered a broken right leg, rib, and jaw.
2016-08-04	Fayetteville	Arkansas	Your Cleaning Specialists	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Two employees were pressure washing the inside of a stairwell when they were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes. They were both hospitalized.
2016-07-27	Fayetteville	Georgia	Sony Pictures	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
While preparing set props, an employee backed into an unguarded area and fell approximately 10 feet, suffering facial bruises, a right arm radius injury, and a right orbital injury.
2016-06-12	Fayetteville	Arkansas	AAF International	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was moving a free rolling blanket cart when he stopped and grabbed his chest. He sat down on the blanket cart and complained about chest pain. Temperature in the area ranged from 90 to 100 degrees. The employee was admitted to the hospital.
2016-05-18	Fayetteville	Arkansas	Elkhart Products Corporation (EPC)	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
The employee was operating a Hydro T machine that produces copper plumbing fittings. The employee was clearing a jam and amputated the left middle finger and lacerated the left ring finger.
2016-04-08	Fayetteville	North Caroli	U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee's right thumb was caught in a safe door she was closing, crushing/amputating her thumb tip above the nail.
2016-04-06	Fayetteville	Arkansas	Ace Glass Construction Corporation	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a 4-foot stepladder, cleaning caulking off of a window frame to install a new window. He fell from the second step to the concrete below and broke his left ankle.
2015-12-29	Fayetteville	Arkansas	AAF International	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting cores with a radial chop saw and amputated the tips of the left index and middle fingers.
2015-11-11	Fayetteville	Arkansas	Chep & Brambles Co.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a 2x4 with a chop saw. While holding the board in place, he lost his grip, and his left ring fingertip hit and was amputated by the blade.
2015-11-10	Fayetteville	Arkansas	See's Candies, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee working in the storage area tripped over a box on the floor, fracturing their left femur.
2015-10-19	Fayetteville	North Caroli	Service Source	Brain	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was weed-eating when a rock was thrown into the employee's face. Safety glasses were worn. The employee was unstable and disoriented and may have suffered a head injury.
2015-04-30	Fayetteville	Georgia	Brent Scarbrough & Company, Inc	Leg(s)	Excavation or trenching cave-in
An employee was hospitalized after being struck by soil/dirt while working within a sloped trench that was approximately 9-feet deep. The employee injured the right leg.
2015-03-16	Fayetteville	Arkansas	PINNACLE FOODS Group, LLC	Pelvic region	Other fall to lower level
An employee was descending a fixed ladder after he sanitized the second level. He fell off of the ladder and hurt his left pelvic area.
2015-02-17	Fayetteville	Arkansas	Federal Aviation Administration	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
Employee was walking from the building to a government vehicle and slipped and fell on icy ground. Employee sustained a head concussion.
2015-01-31	Fayetteville	Arkansas	Hiland Dairy Foods Co.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Employee was working on a platform ladder, sorting labels on milk jugs and putting them away for inventory. The employee turned to descend the ladder and missed a step. The employee fell approximately 6 feet.