| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-24 | Van Buren | Ar | Bieker Electric, Inc. | Upper and lower limb(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| At 8:30 a.m. on April 24, 2021, an employee was on the fifth rung of an 8-foot ladder. The ladder was knocked over and he fell to the concrete floor, suffering broken bones in his left leg and tendons in his left shoulder. | |||||
| 2021-01-11 | Van Buren | Ar | USA Truck Inc | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was pulling on the fifth wheel release of a tractor trailer when he slipped and fell backward. He landed on the parking lot pavement and suffered a fractured left hip. | |||||
| 2020-10-13 | Van Buren | Ar | SIMMONS Prepared Foods | Head and trunk | Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising |
| An employee was in an attic service space to perform maintenance when they bumped their head on an I-beam and fell back. The employee sustained a back sprain and a laceration to the forehead. | |||||
| 2020-07-02 | Van Buren | Arkansas | Pepper Source Ltd - Van Buren | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was hospitalized for renal failure and dehydration after offloading tankers. | |||||
| 2020-06-06 | Van Buren | Ohio | Home Depot Distribution Center | Leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was driving a stand-up forklift through an aisleway. The forklift ran into a support column, pinning the employee's left leg against the column. The employee suffered a leg injury that required surgery. | |||||
| 2019-07-29 | Van Buren | Arkansas | Fusion Power, LLC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less |
| An employee working in climbing gear was installing a new ground wire on a power pole. He made contact with a bracket for a security light, which was energized because the photo controller was improperly wired. After making contact, he donned "secondary" gloves and continued working. About 20-30 minutes later he lost consciousness and stopped breathing. He was hospitalized with cardiac arrest. | |||||
| 2019-07-13 | Van Buren | Arkansas | Pepper Source Ltd - Van Buren | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was attempting to unjam a pump. The pump unjammed while the employee's right hand was on the v-belt. The employee's hand was drawn into the pulley and the pinky finger was amputated. The tendon on the ring finger was also severed. | |||||
| 2019-06-11 | Van Buren | Arkansas | Bud's Recycling | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was raking cans into a pit for recycling. While the employee was in the pit, his arm was caught in the conveyor, suffering an amputation at or near the elbow. | |||||
| 2019-05-14 | Van Buren | Arkansas | TYSON FOODS, INC. | Eye(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee's hard hat slipped off of his head. He leaned forward to catch it and struck his eye on a smock rack. He was hospitalized with lacerations to the upper eyelid, lower eyelid, and tear duct. | |||||
| 2019-04-18 | Van Buren | Arkansas | Davis Iron & Metals | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was removing a metal obstruction from a bailer guide when the ram moved and pinned the employee's right index finger between the scrap metal and the bailer resulting in amputation of the fingertip. | |||||
| 2019-01-29 | Van Buren | Arkansas | Afco Steel, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object |
| On January 29, 2019, three employees were connecting rail cars using a forklift. While connecting the cars, the injured employee noticed the coupler was closed and reached in to open it. His right hand was crushed between the two couplers resulting in surgical amputation of the index, middle and ring fingers. | |||||
| 2018-01-10 | Van Buren | Ohio | The Home Depot, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| On January 10, 2018, at approximately 10:30 p.m., an employee was cutting stretch wrap on a pallet when he tripped and fell to the same level, fracturing his femur. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-09-20 | Van Buren | Arkansas | GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER, INC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee started feeling ill while mounting and dismounting tires and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized with severe dehydration from the heat. | |||||
| 2016-08-25 | Van Buren | Arkansas | Magnaform Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was removing a tray that was stuck to the mold in the GN pressure former when the die on the GN pressure former came down on the employee's right thumb, amputating half of the thumb. | |||||
| 2016-06-29 | Van Buren | Arkansas | BEKAERT CORPORATION | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Entangled in other object or equipment |
| An employee was redrawing a steel wire to reduce the diameter using a redrawing machine. When he attempted to untangle the wire, it amputated his left pinky, ring, and middle fingers. | |||||
| 2016-04-20 | Van Buren | Arkansas | Pepper Source | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning the metal detector with a hose when a ball valve actuator amputated the employee's left middle fingertip. | |||||
| 2016-04-20 | Van Buren | Arkansas | SIMMONS FOODS, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was replacing a belt on a bagging machine when it activated. The machine jaws amputated a portion of the employee's left middle finger. Lockout/tag-out procedures were not followed at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2015-12-14 | Van Buren | Ohio | Centerprise LLC. | Pelvic region | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
| While operating a fork truck, an employee was struck by a forklift, suffering a pelvic injury and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2015-11-04 | Van Buren | Arkansas | Five Rivers Distribution LLC | Hip(s) and leg(s) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was operating an overhead crane remotely while riding in a pallet caddy on the crane. The worker fell 15 feet injuring his hip and leg. | |||||
| 2015-04-07 | Van Buren | Arkansas | TIME STRIPING | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was hooking a trailer up to a truck with a coworker. The hitch got stuck; while attempting to unhook the hitch, the employee placed his hand on the hitch. The coworker lowered the trailer, and the employee's right, third fingertip got amputated after getting caught between the hitch and trailer. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-03-09 | Van Buren | Arkansas | TYSON FOODS, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was trying to clean residue off of the trim take-away conveyor motor with a screw driver. The employee's right index fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2015-01-22 | Van Buren | Arkansas | BEKAERT CORP | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| The employee was making adjustments to a fence staple manufacturing machine. The employee was working on the machine when the flywheel came down, catching his hand between the flywheel cutter and stationary cutter. The employee's left thumb was amputated and the employee was hospitalized. | |||||