DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-09-15OzarkArTOKAI CARBONFinger(s), fingernail(s)Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
On September 15, 2021, an employee was trying to collect machined dust from the auger area of a machine. While in the small trench containing the auger, the employee slipped. His right hand was caught in the auger and severely injured. All five fingers were medically amputated. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
2021-08-26OzarkArKOSS CONSTRUCTION CO.Multiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was unloading liquid asphalt cement from a semi-tanker. He left to retrieve a new gasket for the tanker's hose. The valve was opened while he was gone, and when he returned and removed the hose, 300-degree asphalt cement sprayed out of the connection and struck him. He suffered second-degree burns to his left and right forearm, left thigh, lower stomach, and right shin toward the ankle.
2021-05-28Lake OzarkMoSunny's MarinaMultiple body partsIngestion of harmful substance
An employee was repairing the bottom of a customer's boat and drank acid resulting in burns to their throat and stomach that required hospitalization.
2021-02-04OzarkArButterball, LLCBack, including spine, spinal cordInjured by physical contact during horseplay
The employee was on break in the hallway and engaged in horseplay with another employee. As the employee turned to run, he lost his footing and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized for a back injury requiring surgery.
2020-05-07Lake OzarkMissouriMenardsBrainFall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was attempting to lift a dock plate when his hand slipped from the handle. He fell backwards, lost his balance, and hit his head on the ground.
2020-04-27OzarkMissouriRPCS INCLower leg(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking in a warehouse when her leg was caught in plastic wrap. She fell and fractured her tibia.
2020-01-08OzarkArkansasArea Agency on Aging of Western Arkansas, Inc.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersFall on same level
An employee was cleaning a stove and then went to the sink to rinse the cloth in a resident's home. The employee turned to return to the stove and her foot became caught on something on the floor. The employee fell on her right side to the level floor and sustained a broken lateral rib on her right side.
2019-06-07OzarkArkansasTOKAI CARBONFingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was operating a manipulator (a piece of equipment used to lift a 50- to 100-pound connecting pin). The employee's right ring finger was caught between the manipulator's handlebar and a metal workstation desk; the fingertip was amputated.
2018-08-09OzarkArkansasHarris United, LLC.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was hospitalized with heat exhaustion after working as a concrete finisher at a commercial construction site.
2018-04-25OzarkMissouriTRACKER MARINEThigh(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On April 25, 2018, an employee tripped over a loose plastic box strap, contacting the ground and sustaining a spiral fracture to her femur.
2017-05-21OzarkArkansasPackers Sanitation Services, Inc., LTD. (LLC)Finger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was walking under a gizzard machine to retrieve a hose when his hand struck the machine, amputating his right middle finger above the knuckle. The machine was unguarded and not locked out at the time.
2017-03-22Lake OzarkMissouriTHE LODGE OF FOUR SEASONSFingertip(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a threshold with a table saw when the blade amputated the employee's fingertips. The table saw was unguarded at the time.
2016-07-11OzarkAlabamaJeld-Wen Doors and WindowsFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was adjusting a plastic pallet and a wood pallet when his left index finger was caught between the two, partially amputating his fingertip.
2016-03-30OzarkMissouriPERFORMANCE CONTRACTING INCMultiple trunk locationsOther fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
At approximately 2:00 p.m., on 3/30/16, an employee was climbing down from a one-story roof using a metal extension ladder. The ladder collapsed, and the employee fell approximately 10 feet to the ground. He was hospitalized with two cracked right-side ribs and four cracked vertebrae.
2015-07-29Lake OzarkMissouriPauls Supermarket, Inc.Leg(s)Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading a freight trailer pallet loaded with groceries. While in the trailer, a pallet shifted and fell on the employee's leg. The employee was hospitalized with a possible broken leg.