| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-08 | Searcy | Ar | SRCNC, INC | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was standing in a laundry area, in front of a washing machine, after emptying a plastic bag of laundry into the washer. The employee dropped the bag, slipped on it, and fell. Her right hip struck the concrete floor and the metal threshold of a doorway. The hip was broken and she was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-03-08 | Searcy | Ar | Lowe's Home Improvement | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object |
| An employee was operating an order picker in the receiving area. She stopped and dismounted in order to retrieve an appliance when the order picker moved backward, pinning her against a beam connecting two aisles of racking. The employee sustained a rib injury. | |||||
| 2020-09-22 | Searcy | Ar | Crossing at Riverside Health | Elbow(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was walking through closed fire doors and hit her left elbow on a door. She sat down on the floor to avoid falling. The employee sustained a laceration to the left elbow requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2019-07-19 | Searcy | Arkansas | WALMART DISTRIBUTION CENTER | Thigh(s) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
| An employee was driving a powered industrial truck. The truck struck a rack, and the employee suffered a broken left femur and a laceration to the interior back side of the leg. | |||||
| 2019-06-06 | Searcy | Arkansas | CHARLIE'S AUTO PAINT & BODY SHOP INC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee used an air jack to lift a vehicle for electronic measure. The jack slipped and amputated the employee's left thumb. | |||||
| 2019-05-15 | Searcy | Arkansas | Unity Healthcare | Hip(s) | Fall on same level |
| An employee fell to the ground and fractured her right hip, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2019-05-08 | Searcy | Arkansas | Bryce Company | Hand(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a forklift to move product from one plant location to another. While backing up, his left hand was crushed between the forklift frame and a roll of product hanging from a hoist. | |||||
| 2019-04-25 | Searcy | Arkansas | REICH INSTALLATION SERVICES INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee lacerated three fingers while operating a circular saw and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-03-09 | Searcy | Arkansas | WALMART DISTRIBUTION CENTER | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was getting a cooler from the passenger side of his truck. He fell to the ground below, breaking his left hip. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-02-28 | Searcy | Arkansas | Cintas Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was working on an industrial washer. He was trying to get the drum to rotate when it moved unexpectedly, pulling his finger into the nip point of the belt and pulley. It then rocked back, discharging his finger from the nip point. The employee's pinky finger was amputated. The machine had been locked out at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2018-08-16 | Searcy | Arkansas | Wal-Mart Distribution Center 6018 | Lower leg(s) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle |
| An employee was loading pallets on a trailer with a single jack when the jack's forks became stuck on a dock plate. While maneuvering the single jack, the employee lost control of the equipment and ran into a conveyor system located nearby. The employee suffered a laceration to the left lower leg that became swollen, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-06-27 | Searcy | Arkansas | Matthews International Corporation | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was operating an industrial band saw to cut sprues from bronze castings when the employee lost consciousness due to severe dehydration. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-04-18 | Searcy | Arkansas | Schulze and Burch Biscuit Company | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was feeding foil inner lid seals into the shuttle stacker on a pint filler machine when some of the seals fell onto the conveyor. The employee attempted to grab a stack of the seals from the conveyor. Her right hand was then caught and pulled into the machine, making contact with the heat seals. She sustained third degree burns on her right palm and forearm and multiple lacerations to her hand and arm, requiring hospitalization. The machine was running at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2018-02-06 | Searcy | Arkansas | Schulze and Burch Biscuits | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| A temporary employee was walking in a cooler with a temperature of -25 degrees when he slipped and fell, breaking his left ankle. | |||||
| 2017-04-05 | Searcy | Arkansas | SRCNC, INC | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was cleaning the dining/kitchenette area. When she stepped over a rope barrier, she tripped and fell, fracturing her right knee. | |||||
| 2017-01-17 | Searcy | Arkansas | Bryce Company | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a razor knife to cut film. The employee was cutting with his right hand and steadying the film with his left hand. The employee cut towards his body and amputated the left index fingertip. | |||||
| 2016-02-05 | Searcy | Arkansas | SRCNC, INC | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level |
| An employee was working at a computer desk at the nurses station. The employee stood up and walk two or three steps and fell fracturing the left femur. | |||||
| 2015-11-12 | Searcy | Arkansas | Walmart Logistic Distribution Center #6003 | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was performing preventive maintenance on an extendable conveyor line when his left index finger got caught and amputated between the line and the dock door. | |||||
| 2015-11-11 | Searcy | Arkansas | LAND O'FROST, INC. | Foot (feet) | Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway |
| Two forklifts collided at a corner. The fork from one forklift went into the cage of the other forklift, fracturing an employee's left foot. | |||||
| 2015-07-07 | Searcy | Arkansas | Staffmark | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| Employee performing trailer disassembly suffered from heat exhaustion. | |||||
| 2015-06-01 | Searcy | Arkansas | White County Physician's Group | Brain | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee slipped and fell on a floor that was wet with wax stripper. The employee lost consciousness and sustained a concussion and head lacerations. | |||||
| 2015-04-01 | Searcy | Arkansas | Finzer Holding, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using a grinding wheel on an engine lathe to grind a roller into specifications. The employee reached around a guard to adjust a belt. The grinding wheel caught the employee's right index finger, amputating the first joint. | |||||
| 2015-03-18 | Searcy | Arkansas | YARNELL'S ICE CREAM COMPANY, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| A maintenance employee used their finger to unjam an ice cream carton filling machine. The equipment cycled and caught the employee's finger, causing a partial amputation of the left middle finger. | |||||