Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-10	Little Rock	Ar	Kiewit Massman Constructors	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was assisting in re-positioning a 1-ton steel safety cage over a splice plate when the cage crushed the employee's gloved left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-10-29	Little Rock	Ar	Arkansas Food Bank	Ankle(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was using a walkie rider pallet jack to unload pallets of milk crates from a trailer. The pallet jack went out of control and struck his left ankle, breaking it.
2021-10-21	Little Rock	Ar	Performance Food Group- Little Rock	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was operating a high-rise order picker to stack pallets and was attempting to straighten out an uneven pallet. The weight of the pallet shifted and the employee fell out of the order picker machine to the floor resulting in a broken right leg.
2021-10-12	North Little Rock	Ar	De Wafelbakkers, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was replacing a filter on a mixer when a valve closed, amputating his left index fingertip.
2021-08-26	Little Rock	Ar	Murphy-Hoffman Company	Lumbar region	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was repairing truck wheels. A socket the employee was using cracked as the employee was using it to torque a hub nut. The employee fell to the ground on his back and suffered a lumbar strain.
2021-07-29	Little Rock	Ar	United States Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On July 29, 2021, after finishing his shift at about 5:00 p.m., a mail carrier was hospitalized for heat-related illness.
2021-07-26	North Little Rock	Ar	HALL MANUFACTURING, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
At about 7:40 a.m. on July 26, 2021, an employee was settling a bundle of four pieces of square tubing onto a workbench when the tubing shifted and slid onto his left hand and index finger. The finger was pinched and crushed between the tubing and a piece of channel on the workbench, causing an amputation to the fingertip above the nailbed.
2021-07-25	Little Rock	Ar	WALMART	Hip(s)	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
At 4:34 p.m. on July 25, 2021, a customer shoved a store employee to the floor, injuring the employee's hip. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-17	North Little Rock	Ar	Alter Trading Corporation	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was using a manlift to reach a platform and remove material from the infeed conveyor. As he stepped out of the manlift onto the platform he fell about 8 feet and landed on a pile of shredded metals. The employee suffered a C-5 vertebra fracture and was hospitalized.
2021-06-24	Little Rock	Ar	Midwest Drywall Co., Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On June 24, 2021, an employee was trying to cut a metal stud using a miter saw when the guard came loose and slipped down. The employee attempted to put the guard back on when their left pinky finger contacted the saw, resulting in an amputation that required surgery and hospitalization.
2021-06-12	North Little Rock	Ar	U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was standing up from her work station when her foot got caught on the desk. The employee fell to the floor and broke her left hip.
2021-02-04	North Little Rock	Ar	Mehaffy Construction Company, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was putting in pipes to install the supports for the concrete base. The employee ascended the rebar column approximately 18 feet above the concrete base. The employee was standing on a 2x4 piece of lumber that was inserted into the rebar when the lumber split and the employee fell approximately 18 feet. The employee landed on his feet on a 15x15 concrete footer and was hospitalized for fractures to both ankles.
2021-01-22	Little Rock	Ar	UPS Freight	Scalp	Nonclassifiable
An employee suffered a contusion to the back of the head. He was hospitalized.
2021-01-08	North Little Rock	Ar	L'Oreal USA, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
At 8:00 a.m. on January 8, 2021, an employee was turning over a magnetized plate on a metal workbench. The plate pinched the employee's right index finger, causing an amputation from the fingernail bed to the tip.
2020-10-13	North Little Rock	Ar	Apple Tree Service Inc.	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was clearing brush, tripped on TV cable that was lying on the ground, and fell onto the concrete ground. The employee suffered an injury to his knee cap that required surgery and hospitalization.
2020-09-29	North Little Rock	Ar	Allied Universal Security Division	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was closing a large security gate. A gust of wind pushed the gate, causing the employee to fall to the concrete ground and suffer a broken hip.
2020-08-31	Little Rock	Ar	U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell while walking down a hallway, breaking her left hip.
2020-08-31	Little Rock	Ar	Dept of Veteran Affairs-LR	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell while walking down a hall, breaking her left hip.
2020-08-15	Little Rock	Ar	WINDSOR DOOR, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was unjamming a press when the press was activated and the press crushed/severed the employee's right ring finger. The press was unguarded and was not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.
2020-06-30	Little Rock	Arkansas	Riverside Subaru	Brain	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was standing on the back of a golf cart while the cart was in motion. The employee fell off the golf cart and struck his head on the pavement, suffering a head injury.
2020-06-25	Little Rock	Arkansas	SYSCO FOOD SERVICES OF ARKANSAS, INC.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was in the back of his trailer, making a delivery. As he loaded his hand dolly, he slipped on some condensation and fell to the ground. He suffered contusions to the left rib and hip, as well as a ruptured spleen.
2020-03-31	Little Rock	Arkansas	ARKANSAS HEART HOSPITAL	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was retrieving food from a walk-in storage cooler. The door closed on the employee's hand, amputating the tip of his left middle finger.
2020-03-25	Little Rock	Arkansas	Maverick Transportation LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was delivering glass to a client. He was attempting to secure tarps that were covering the glass on a flatbed trailer when he pulled on a rope and the rope broke. When the rope broke, he fell off the trailer and onto the concrete ground, fracturing his right scapula and three right ribs. He also suffered a concussion and neck injury.
2020-03-21	Little Rock	Arkansas	Burkhalter Technologies, Inc.	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was struck in the head by a falling tree while walking across a job site. He was hospitalized.
2020-03-06	Little Rock	Arkansas	B/E Aerospace Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee of Collins Aerospace and an employee with another company were working on the back rest of an aircraft seat. The Collins Aerospace employee suffered an amputation of a right-hand fingertip between the first knuckle and the nailbed.
2020-02-22	Little Rock	Arkansas	Sage V Foods, LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was dumping a tote of rice using a forklift. The employee dropped his work knife. As he went to retrieve the knife, his right hand was caught in a lump breaker resulting in nerve damage.
2020-01-27	North Little Rock	Arkansas	THE TENENBAUM FOUNDATION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
The injured employee and a co-worker were receiving and inspecting scrap metal. A large scrap electrical cabinet needed to be moved to a different area for processing. Prior to moving it, they wanted to inspect the inside of the large electrical cabinet to ensure there were no unacceptable materials in the box. There was a large electrical control panel on top of the electrical box and it was sitting at an angle. As the injured employee lifted the door, the control panel shifted and fell, striki
2020-01-06	North Little Rock	Arkansas	TA Operating, LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was reorganizing a shed when a grill slipped and fell on his right foot, breaking the first and second toes.
2019-09-16	North Little Rock	Arkansas	United States Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had been carrying mail on a city route that included driving and walking. After work, the employee had a cardiac event associated with exposure to heat, and was hospitalized.
2019-08-24	Little Rock	Arkansas	Krogers	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had been collecting grocery carts in a store parking lot after the power, which had gone out, was restored to the store. The employee started to feel unwell and was later found laying down. He was hospitalized due to heat exhaustion and acute kidney failure.
2019-08-19	Little Rock	Arkansas	United States Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
After delivering mail, an employee stopped sweating and became dizzy. He was hospitalized with a heat illness.
2019-08-07	Little Rock	Arkansas	Welspun Tubular, LLC	Foot (feet)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee had used a prybar to remove an un-flattened end of a new coil, and was standing on the coil in an attempt to feed the end into the shear. The coil was moved, and the employee's left foot was caught and fractured between the coil and a hold-down roller.
2019-08-01	North Little Rock	Arkansas	Platinum Drywall Company, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to slipping
On August 1, 2019, an employee slipped on a freshly painted floor and fell, suffering broken vertebrae. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-07-13	Little Rock	Arkansas	Allay Health and Rehab	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was helping a resident move from the bed to a bedside commode when she tripped over a wheelchair. She fell to her knees and her face hit the bedframe. She suffered a facial contusion and fractured right tibia.
2019-07-12	North Little Rock	Arkansas	L'Oreal USA	Pelvis	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee directed the driver of a tractor trailer to disconnect and pull forward so he could place a trailer stand underneath the trailer. The truck disconnected and rolled backwards, pinning the employee between the rear of the truck and the trailer. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis.
2019-06-07	North Little Rock	Arkansas	MASTEC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was loading a trailer. The employee's hand was on the edge of the trailer job box when the lid slammed down and amputated the right middle fingertip above the nail.
2019-05-22	Little Rock	Arkansas	Welspun Tubular, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was entering a production line to weld a tab on a pipe when the employee's left leg (between the ankle and knee) was caught and injured between a steel pipe and a roller breaker.
2019-05-14	Little Rock	Arkansas	Golden Eagle of Arkansas, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was struck by an electric pallet jack that lurched forward while he was loading his delivery truck, fracturing his right leg.
2019-04-26	Little Rock	Arkansas	Haldex Brake Products	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A temporary employee was using a de-riveter machine to remove rivets from a brake shoe. The employee placed a sheet of material down on the table of the de-riveter and then placed the brake shoe on top of it. The employee held the brake shoe in place on the table and engaged the de-riveter. During the machine's cycle, the brake shoe shifted on the surface and crushed the employee's right ring fingertip between the shoe and the de-riveter table, resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
2019-04-12	Little Rock	Arkansas	Bloomin Brands Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting onions when the knife amputated a portion of his right thumb.
2019-02-12	North Little Rock	Arkansas	Zero Mountain - North Little Rock	Lower leg(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
The injured employee was driving a shuttle. He parked the shuttle in an aisle in front of storage racks in the warehouse. A forklift backed out of the storage racks and struck the injured employee's left leg fracturing the shin.
2019-02-08	Little Rock	Arkansas	ENTERGY CORPORATION	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
An employee was preparing to hook a chain to a broken, wooden light pole laying on the ground. A backyard machine tipped over and the boom attachment fell onto the employee. The employee sustained a lacerated spleen, a fractured back, a crushed diaphragm, multiple broken ribs and internal bleeding.
2019-01-23	North Little Rock	Arkansas	Core & Main LP	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was attempting to retrieve an object off of the ground. He leaned over and braced himself with his left hand using part of a forklift. His hand contacted a metal fan inside of the forklift, resulting in a left index finger amputation to the first knuckle.
2019-01-08	Little Rock	Arkansas	NOV Fiber Glass Systems	Forehead	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee collapsed while walking and struck his head on a wooden crate, suffering a laceration above the right eyebrow.
2019-01-07	Little Rock	Arkansas	Welspun Tubular, LLC	Head	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway
An employee was walking on the company road to work when he was struck by another employee who was driving a car away from the premises. He suffered a spinal injury and head laceration.
2019-01-02	Little Rock	Arkansas	Antique Brick & Block	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was removing a pin from a machine with a foot-long bolt driver. When the pin was driven out, the bolt driver dropped, severing his left middle finger to the first knuckle.
2018-09-18	Little Rock	Arkansas	Manhattan Road and Bridge	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was using a chop saw to cut a 10-inch steel pipe that was suspended in the air using a telehandler. A piece of cut pipe fell to the ground and toppled over, striking the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a broken left leg and right ankle.
2018-09-18	Little Rock	Arkansas	Kinco Constructors LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was ripping a 2/4 plank on a table saw. As he reached to grab the 2/4 plank, the saw blade lacerated his right index finger and thumb, requiring hospitalization. The saw blades were unguarded at the time of the incident.
2018-08-20	Little Rock	Arkansas	Welspun Tubular, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a scrap bin with an overhead crane. As he was lowering the bin, a 20-inch diameter and 80-foot long pipe automatically kicked off of a conveyor into the area where he was standing. The pipe hit the bin and caused the bin to catch his right leg between the bin and a stationary table, fracturing it. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2018-08-17	Little Rock	Arkansas	AFCO Steel LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A rolling crane was raising a bridge beam to move it to a trailer when the bridge beam became caught on another bridge beam, causing the other bridge beam to tip over and hit an employee in the area. The employee suffered significant lacerations to the right lower leg.
2018-08-16	North Little Rock	Arkansas	LOREAL USA PRODUCTS	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting a pneumatic valve located in the control cabinet of a jet mill. The employee had removed the presence sensor cable and was proceeding to remove the presence sensor when the pneumatic valve actuated and caught his right middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2018-08-14	Little Rock	Arkansas	Welspun Tubular, LLC	Pelvis	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
The injured employee was putting a stencil on the south side of a pipe. Just behind the injured employee, a coworker was in the process of quality testing a finished pipe. The coworker was raising the rotator when a pipe that was not centered correctly rolled off the rotator and struck the injured employee. The injured employee suffered a broken pelvis.
2018-07-30	North Little Rock	Arkansas	HALL TANK COMPANY LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A temporary employee (from Hughes Agency) was using an overhead crane to lift skids for a fuel tank. The rigging slipped, causing the metal frame to tip over onto the employee. The employee sustained a fracture to the left lower leg and was hospitalized after surgery.
2018-07-19	Little Rock	Arkansas	Welspun Tubular, LLC	Brain	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
While welding a tab to the end of a pipe, an employee was struck in the head by another pipe that was being moved laterally by another employee. The employee suffered an epidural hematoma.
2018-07-13	Little Rock	Arkansas	UPS	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was out delivering mail and parcels when he started to feel ill because of the heat. He was hospitalized for heat stress.
2018-07-11	North Little Rock	Arkansas	United States Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On July 11, 2018, a mail carrier felt ill after finishing his route at 6:25 p.m. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion and dehydration.
2018-07-09	Little Rock	Arkansas	Welspun Tubular, LLC	Ankle(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was assisting with beveling the ends of a pipe when he was struck by a 24" diameter pipe. His right leg was caught between the pipe and a roller, which broke his ankle.
2018-06-22	Little Rock	Arkansas	Turner Holdings, LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
While walking between buildings, an employee tripped on the step up onto a sidewalk. The employee fell, sustaining a hip fracture that required hospitalization and surgery.
2018-06-21	Little Rock	Arkansas	Reynolds American	Wrist(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was taking down a sign and used a knife to cut the strap holding the sign. The employee slipped and the knife cut his wrist, damaging the tendons.
2018-06-19	Little Rock	Arkansas	LM Wind Power	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was tightening bolts with an impact wrench. The employee's left middle fingertip was caught and crushed between a bolt and the wrench's stabilizer arm, resulting in a surgical amputation.
2018-06-18	Little Rock	Arkansas	Lanxess Corporation	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was hospitalized for back spasms after lifting a stack of seven 9.5-pound parts into a box.
2018-06-08	Little Rock	Arkansas	ARKANSAS HEART HOSPITAL	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was moving tables after a blood drive. She leaned against a folding table and the table and the employee fell to the floor. She suffered a right hip fracture.
2018-06-05	North Little Rock	Arkansas	MARK MCLARTY FORD	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was loading a parts van for delivery when he tripped over a large box on the ground, breaking his right hip at the top of the femur.
2018-05-10	Little Rock	Arkansas	Lexicon, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on the fourth step of an 8-foot ladder removing a piece of HVAC duct work from the ceiling while a coworker supported the duct work from the floor. The coworker lost control of the duct work and it swung down and knocked over the ladder, causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured right scapula, fractured right clavicle, and seven fractured ribs.
2018-05-07	Little Rock	Arkansas	Arkansas Children's Hospital	Fingertip(s)	Trip over an object without fall
An employee was testing the humidity in an air handler unit that supplies air to a clinical laboratory. While exiting the air handler, the employee tripped on a 7-inch lip on the step down. The employee fell forward and caught his left index finger between the door and the doorframe, resulting in an amputation of the left index fingertip.
2018-04-23	Little Rock	Arkansas	Essick Air Products Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A temporary employee was taking glue and paper from the cutter end of a pleater machine. Another employee was at the pleater belt end of the machine. The employee at the pleater belt end rolled the belt and her right index finger went under the knife, amputating her fingertip. The machine was unguarded at the time.
2018-04-10	North Little Rock	Arkansas	Gamestop, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was standing at the cash register desk when a third-party vehicle came through the wall and hit him. He suffered a fractured pelvis, cracked ribs, and possible broken femur, requiring hospitalization.
2018-04-10	North Little Rock	Arkansas	Stericycle, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was dumping shredded paper into a horizontal baler when the wire tie mechanism malfunctioned and did not tie a wire around a bale. He was attempting to fix the issue when his left hand was caught and crushed in the wire tie mechanism, requiring hospitalization. The baler was unguarded at the time of the incident.
2018-04-06	North Little Rock	Arkansas	PAL-SERV, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a wood notching machine (notcher) when the blades or delta heads of the notcher amputated three of his right middle fingers. The blades were unguarded and the machine was running at the time of the incident.
2018-03-01	Little Rock	Arkansas	Mid-Central Plumbing Co, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was holding a handheld drill in one hand and using his other hand to place a bit in the drill when it unexpectedly energized. The glove he was wearing twisted around the drill and his left fourth fingertip was amputated. His fifth finger sustained a laceration that required stitches.
2018-02-07	Little Rock	Arkansas	Fedex Freight, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was hooking up the converter dolly to connect a second trailer. As the employee was pulling on the dolly to position it, his left pinky finger was crushed between the trailer bumper and the converter resulting in surgical amputation of the fingertip.
2018-01-25	Little Rock	Arkansas	Fleming Electric, Inc.	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was preparing to install a conduit on an outside wall. He was climbing an 8-foot A-frame ladder that was leaning against the wall when he lost his footing and fell about 6 feet, striking a table positioned next to the ladder. He broke his arm, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2017-09-21	Little Rock	Arkansas	PENSKE TRUCK LEASING	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was on a service call working on a lift gate when his pry bar slipped and crushed his right middle finger.
2017-09-16	Little Rock	Arkansas	UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE	Fingertip(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was delivering mail to a residential home when a dog broke free from his chain, ran into the front yard of the residence and attacked the employee. The employee sustained a right middle fingertip amputation.
2017-09-15	Little Rock	Arkansas	BAPTIST MEDCARE	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was exiting the restroom when she slipped on deodorizer on the floor and hit her left knee, fracturing her kneecap.
2017-08-21	Little Rock	Arkansas	TURNER HOLDINGS, LLC, COLEMAN DAIRY	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing into a trailer when he slipped, fell to the ground, and injured his head and back.
2017-08-03	Little Rock	Arkansas	Asphalt Products, LLC	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was trying to unclog a concrete hopper on a small conveyor line when the employee tripped on the equipment cribbing and fell into the conveyor belt. The employee suffered a broken right arm, dislocated left arm, and lacerations.
2017-07-25	Little Rock	Arkansas	REDSTONE CONSTRUCTION	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee experienced dehydration after laying ABS pipe at a construction site, requiring overnight hospitalization.
2017-07-21	North Little Rock	Arkansas	Blue Oak Energy	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had been supervising solar panel installation on July 21, 2017, until approximately 3:00 PM. On his way home, the employee started to feel nauseous, light headed, and exhausted. The employee was transported to a hospital and admitted due to heat stress.
2017-07-14	Little Rock	Arkansas	Burkhalter Technologies Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was installing a railing on the third-story breezeway of a new apartment construction when he fell approximately 20 feet to the ground below and was hospitalized with multiple injuries. There was no guardrail and fall protection was not worn at the time of the incident.
2017-05-22	Little Rock	Arkansas	Entergy Corp.	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee fell 20 to 25 feet while climbing a pole and fractured his L-1 vertebra.
2017-05-18	Little Rock	Arkansas	FRAC-N-VAC TANKS, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on the trailer of a tractor-trailer performing maintenance repair when he slipped on hydraulic fluid and fell 4 feet to the ground, landing on his back. He suffered a broken clavicle and 2 fractured ribs.
2017-04-18	Little Rock	Arkansas	Lexicon, Inc	Hand(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
The employee was working on a 20' x 40' sliding barn-style door. The employee lifted the door with a portable power jack to install a wheel assembly and the door fell crushing the employee's hand.
2017-04-17	Little Rock	Arkansas	All Weather Insulated Panels	Leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A temporary employee's leg was caught in a gap between two rollers on the conveyor belt and fractured.
2017-04-14	Little Rock	Arkansas	Metro EMS	Foot (feet)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was responding to a car crash. The employee was walking down into a ravine to render aid to a crash victim when she crossed a creek. Her foot sunk into the mud, stopping the forward motion of her foot while her body continued to travel forward. Her foot broke and required surgery.
2017-04-10	Little Rock	Arkansas	Sodexo	Foot (feet)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee tripped after stepping into an uncovered floor drain with his left foot resulting in a swollen foot.
2017-03-27	Little Rock	Arkansas	STARKO INC/ACR CONSTRUCTION	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was erecting steel grate flooring on a tower while wearing personal fall protection. He was repositioning himself to another location when he tripped and fell 30 feet to the concrete surface below, landing on his left shoulder and head.
2017-01-16	Little Rock	Arkansas	Sage V Foods	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning the air-lock machine attached to a cooker. The equipment was not locked out and it energized while the employee's hand was in the machine resulting in the amputation of the left index finger to the first joint.
2016-10-18	Little Rock	Arkansas	DASSAULT FALCON JET	Arm(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee tripped and fell over a step while going through a doorway, breaking his right arm.
2016-10-17	Little Rock	Arkansas	INSULTECH LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was measuring duct for insulation while standing on a sheet of plywood that had been laid across the beams of the ceiling. The end of the platform was extending over a beam, so when the employee stepped on the end of the plywood he fell approximately 8 feet. He fractured seven ribs and was hospitalized overnight.
2016-10-12	Little Rock	Arkansas	HARPER CONSTRUCTION	Thigh(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was operating a backhoe to lift a pipe. He got off the backhoe to remove a plug from the pipe and the backhoe rolled and pinned the employee between the pipe and the backhoe causing a right femur fracture.
2016-10-06	Little Rock	Arkansas	AT&T Wireless	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a ladder when it slid down. He fell down and broke his left leg and heel bone.
2016-10-05	Little Rock	Arkansas	ACE Glass Construction Corporation	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet
Two employees were on a job site inspecting the area above the roof to see where the next storefront frame was going to be installed. They set up a ladder and the first employee began climbing while the second employee held the ladder for him. The ladder was sitting on a deck made of composite material that was damp from rain. The first employee was over 4 feet off the ground when the bottom of the ladder began to slip away from the building. He jumped as the ladder began to fall; when he land
2016-10-03	Little Rock	Arkansas	Chr-eyton Electric Inc	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was relocating a light switch on a wall when he was shocked by a hot wire on the light switch, suffering burns on his right hand.
2016-09-23	Little Rock	Arkansas	Nabholz Construction	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was core drilling holes into a set of concrete exterior steps to make sleeves for the handrail. The drill bit became hung up, making the core drill twist and throwing the employee off balance. He fell off the side of the steps and landed on a concrete sidewalk, breaking his left wrist and landing on the side of his head.
2016-09-13	Little Rock	Arkansas	Lexicon, Inc	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was operating an overhead crane. He was moving the overhead trolley into position over the load by trolleying toward his position. The hook of a rigging chain caught on the flange of an I-beam girder to be moved, knocking the 4,600 lb. girder over onto him. The flange of the girder struck his lower left leg, causing a compound fracture just above the ankle.
2016-09-10	Little Rock	Arkansas	Lexicon Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Water vehicle incident, n.e.c.
An employee and his crew were loading steel coils onto a barge for shipment. As a coil was being lowered onto the saddle-shaped dunnage, the employee used his right foot to adjust the position of the dunnage board. He missed the board and the coil came down on top of the steel-toed cap of his boot, which collapsed onto his right toes. His big-toe nailbed was crushed and his second toe was fractured. His third and fourth toes were surgically amputated just below the nailbed.
2016-09-01	Little Rock	Arkansas	JESCO, INC.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was connecting natural gas service to a ground-mounted HVAC unit and stepped backwards into a wash-out ditch, breaking a leg.
2016-08-13	North Little Rock	Arkansas	Maines Paper and Food Service, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Shooting by other person-intentional
An employee had just finished making a delivery and was sitting in his truck getting ready to drive to another store when an assailant shot the employee in the left cheek and shoulder. He was hospitalized.
2016-08-13	Little Rock	Arkansas	Sam's Club	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped in a pool of water approximately 3 inches in diameter and fell to the floor, breaking her right femur and requiring surgery.