| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-25 | Stuttgart | Ar | TAS Environmental Services, L.P. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was cleaning when they slipped and fell to the floor, resulting in an injury to their right hip. | |||||
| 2021-07-08 | Stuttgart | Ar | Riceland Foods | Ankle(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was walking though the warehouse and was struck by a forklift resulting in an open fracture of the right ankle. She was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-01-23 | Stuttgart | Ar | Riceland Foods, Inc. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources |
| An employee suffered an abdominal injury while shoveling soap stock into a drain. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-09-29 | Stuttgart | Ar | Riceland Foods, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was troubleshooting a bean huller when their right thumb was amputated above the first knuckle by the motor of the bean huller cyclone. | |||||
| 2020-04-30 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | Delta Plastics of The South LLC | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was unchoking a friction washer system. He climbed on the floater table, which is 50 inches from the ground, and placed the lid back on the friction washer. As he was climbing back down, he slipped and his left leg fell into the auger, resulting in the amputation of the left leg above the knee. | |||||
| 2020-03-20 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | Producers Rice Mill, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall through surface or existing opening |
| An employee was getting ready to access a manlift when he slipped and fell into the opening of the manlift. The metal steps of the manlift hit his chest and pinned him against the concrete opening. The employee was hospitalized with broken ribs. | |||||
| 2020-03-05 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | Riceland Foods, Inc. | Pelvis | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| Employee 1 was using a front-end loader inside a concrete storage bin to scoop up a boulder of burnt soybeans that had clumped together. Employee 1 could not scoop the boulder into the front-end loader's bucket. The confined space attendant and a supervisor went into the storage bin to assist the front-end loader in scooping the boulder into its bucket. Another soybean boulder, weighing approximately 100 pounds, fell down and hit the attendant and the supervisor and they both sustained fractures | |||||
| 2019-08-29 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | RICELAND FOODS | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was trying to free a screw that was clogged with rice hulls. The employee shut off the power to the screw and went to pull on the belt that was connected to the pulley that ran the screw. While the employee was pulling on the belt, the screw became free. The stored energy from the bound screw caused the belt and pulley to rotate while the employee was holding the belt. The employee's left index finger entered the pinch point of the belt and pulley, amputating the left fingertip above | |||||
| 2019-05-31 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | LENNOX INDUSTRIES, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was crimping wire terminals using a crimping machine. As she was fixing a jam, the machine crushed a finger on her left hand, causing the amputation of the tip. The machine was guarded at the time. | |||||
| 2019-05-16 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | Pierce and Company, Inc. of Stuttgart, Arkansas | Hip(s) and leg(s) | Fall through surface or existing opening |
| An employee was performing roofing construction and fell through a skylight fracturing a hip and leg. | |||||
| 2019-02-24 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | Riceland Foods- Stuttgart Rice Division | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was feeding bran into a rice mill machine when it became clogged. The machine was turned off. It was still turning as the employee attempted to unclog it and his left right fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2018-07-22 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | DELTA PLASTICS OF THE SOUTH, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Indirect exposure to electricity |
| An employee was checking the vacuum on a machine when he noticed that the water level was getting high in the slurry. He discovered that pellets were clumping together; when he tried to stir the water, he received an electrical shock caused by a wire that had shorted out. He suffered head and neck pain and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-04-27 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | Producers Rice Mill Inc - White Rice Division | Lower leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| A 2,000-pound tote of rice was placed on the top of another tote that was leaking rice. An employee and two others were trying to repair the bag, which had been damaged by forklift forks, when the top tote fell on the employee, who suffered a broken left tibia. | |||||
| 2018-01-17 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| While delivering mail to a residential site, an employee slipped and fell on ice in the driveway, breaking the left hip. | |||||
| 2017-09-24 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | Delta Plastics Of The South, LLC | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| Employees were preparing to adjust the blade on the grinder machine. Product was not completely clear from the grinder which prevented the carriage blade from rotating. An employee climbed up onto the carriage and used his weight to force the carriage blade to move. When it did, the employee stepped off the carriage and his left big and second toes were amputated by the blade. | |||||
| 2017-09-22 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | RICELAND FOODS INC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was cleaning out a column dryer when his right index fingertip was pinched and amputated between the feed rollers. | |||||
| 2017-09-13 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | Producers Rice Mill | Multiple body parts | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
| Employees were conducting repair operations and lifting an 850-pound 8" pipe with a winch and swiveling block and tackle while working at a height of 15 feet. The employees were trying to position the pipe as they were hoisting it into place when the swivel bound, causing the lifting cable bind and break. A secondary come-a-long and chain kept the pipe from falling, but the pipe swung into an employee, fracturing a vertebra in his neck, breaking his left arm in two places and fracturing his wris | |||||
| 2017-09-12 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | RICELAND FOODS | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was manually lowering a piece of steel from the fifth floor to the first floor using ropes when he lost control of the rope. His left ring fingertip was then caught and amputated between the rope and the fifth floor guardrail. | |||||
| 2017-08-24 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | Lennox Industries | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was using a forklift to empty an aluminum scrap hopper. He exited the forklift and walked under the elevated hopper. His left hand was on the fork as he struck the lever that dumps the hopper bin. When the hopper dumped its load, it created a pinch point between the hopper and the forklift forks. The employee's left fourth digit was caught between the hopper and the forklift and had to be surgically amputated. | |||||
| 2017-06-05 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | Producers Rice Mill | Nonclassifiable | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was changing the bag on a screening vat when the hot water contacted the employee, causing third degree burns. | |||||
| 2017-05-18 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | T & T MILLWRIGHT INC. | Multiple body parts | Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet |
| An employee was working inside a dryer to change out a turn-flow. He was stepping on a 2-inch x 10 ft. board to hook his lanyard when the board broke and he fell 50 feet to the hard surface below, fracturing his skull and breaking his collarbone. | |||||
| 2017-05-15 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | LAYNE CHRISTENSEN CO. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was placing a 12-inch elevator on a column pipe when the elevator opened unexpectedly and crushed the employee's right index finger in a pinch point. The employee's finger was also lacerated. | |||||
| 2017-03-28 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | LENNOX INDUSTRIES | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was changing the die press brake when the machine re-cycled and amputated her right index finger. | |||||
| 2017-03-27 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | Riceland Foods, Inc. | Leg(s) | Fall through surface or existing opening |
| An employee was working on the 3rd floor when she fell through part of the metal grate flooring that was cut out. She fell to the metal grating the next floor down and suffered punctures to her left and right leg. | |||||
| 2016-09-28 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | Delta Plastics Of The South LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was monitoring the production conveyor to remove defective products from production. While he was pulling a large piece of plastic off the conveyor, the piece of plastic fell into the equipment. The plastic started making a loud noise, so the employee attempted to remove it. His hand was then pulled into the equipment's wheel area. His right thumb and index finger had to be partially amputated. The guard was in place at the time. | |||||
| 2016-08-16 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | Riceland Foods, Inc. | Multiple face locations | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| Two employees were trying to do preventive maintenance on a line. The line broke and they were exposed to hexane spray on their faces and in their eyes. One employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-06-17 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | Producers Rice Mill, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee began stacking rice on pallets at 6:00 a.m. At 8:30 a.m., he experienced stomach and leg cramps. He was hospitalized overnight for dehydration. | |||||
| 2016-04-21 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | Riceland Foods- Stuttgart Rice Division | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating the pallet machine, which prepares pallets of rice for transport. A bag of rice fell off the pallet while being transported via rollers to where the pallets are wrapped in plastic. The employee went to grab the bag and his right glove was caught between the rollers, amputating his right index finger pad. | |||||
| 2015-12-11 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | Dwight E. Lockhart and Company Trucking, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| A driver was walking around his truck to look at the scales and get the weight when he slipped and fell. A slimy product with moisture was on the floor. The employee broke his lower right tibia. | |||||
| 2015-09-30 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | Industrial Power Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee amputated his left middle finger at the first knuckle after it was pinched between a C clamp and an access panel while working on an elevator belt. | |||||
| 2015-08-11 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | LENNOX INDUSTRIES | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| While adjusting the die on press brake #2524, an employee placed his fingers over the die. The back-gauge/positioner moved and caught the employee's finger between the die and the back-gauge/positioner. | |||||
| 2015-06-10 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | Riceland Foods, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was discovered sitting in his car just after break. The employee was unresponsive and diagnosed with severe dehydration possibly due to overheating. | |||||
| 2015-06-03 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | Riceland Foods- Stuttgart Rice Division | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| The injured employee and another co-worker were loading a roll of poly with a rod onto the Line 12 packing machine. The rod goes through the center of a poly-roll. The injured employee was setting the rod into the machine and smashed her left index finger between the rod and the packing machine, amputating the left index fingertip. | |||||
| 2015-04-27 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | Producers Rice Mill Inc - Parboil Div | Hand(s) | Struck against object or equipment while moving it |
| An employee removed the guard from the M-28 Whitener to clean it and his hand was caught in the auger causing an amputation injury. | |||||
| 2015-03-30 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | DELTA PLASTICS OF THE SOUTH, LLC | Foot (feet) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee was about to load his truck when a coworker deployed an outrigger that hit the employee's foot. | |||||
| 2015-01-26 | Stuttgart | Arkansas | Subteach USA | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was walking down the hall, twisted her ankle, and fell. | |||||