Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-08-23 | Morrilton | Ar | Green Bay Packaging Inc | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
At 9:15 p.m. on August 23, 2021, a utility worker developed signs of heat exhaustion. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from dehydration. | |||||
2021-05-15 | Morrilton | Ar | NATIONAL HEAT EXCHANGE CLEANING CORP. | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
Two employees were in a confined space and noticed changes in the temperature and smell. They were exiting the confined space when they were overcome by carbon dioxide (CO2). They lost consciousness and were hospitalized. | |||||
2016-01-27 | Morrilton | Arkansas | Morrilton Packaging Company | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
A temporary worker operating the bacon slicer caught his right pinky in the bacon slicer. This resulted in a medical amputation of the employee's right pinky fingertip. | |||||
2015-09-02 | Morrilton | Arkansas | Morrilton Packing Company | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was using a band saw to cut boneless pit hams in half to run them through a slicer. The band saw motor ran in reverse, and the employee's middle and ring fingertips were amputated. |