Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-26	West Memphis	Ar	Cincinnati Incorporated	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was replacing springs in a counter balance unit on a shear machine when something shifted in the machine and his left hand was caught in the machine, resulting in amputation of the left ring fingertip.
2021-09-02	West Memphis	Ar	FAMILY DOLLAR DISTRIBUTION CENTER	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was mounting a tugger and engaged the throttle. The tugger spun backward in a circle and pinned her left leg against a short beam and desk which resulted in fractures to the leg.
2021-07-15	West Memphis	Ar	Qualiwash Holdings	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was preparing to clean a chemical tanker when a pressure release occurred, spraying the employee with acrylic acid and resulting in chemical burns to their legs and abdomen.
2021-03-03	West Memphis	Ar	F&M MAFCO, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was removing a track bolt on a crane using a pry bar and a wrench. As he loosened the wrench, the pry bar slipped, causing the chain to fall and pinch the employee's left thumb between the chain and the bolt. The employee sustained an amputation to the left thumb tip.
2020-06-08	West Memphis	Arkansas	Family Dollar Stores, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee drove a forklift into the aerosol room with a pallet of product on the forks. She drove down the back driveway to the aisle of racking she needed to turn into. The forklift drove through salt brine that was on the floor and slid into a concrete bollard at the end of that aisle. The employee's left foot got caught between the bollard and the forklift. The employee was hospitalized with four broken toes and a laceration to the left foot.
2020-01-14	West Memphis	Arkansas	Dollar Tree, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was struck by a falling pallet of cat food that a forklift operator pushed off an overhead rack. The employee suffered a fractured C7 vertebra in the spine.
2019-08-14	West Memphis	Arkansas	West Memphis Steel & Pipe, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was forming pieces of material at a press brake. Two fingers on his right hand were crushed between the material and the punch of the brake.
2018-05-29	West Memphis	Arkansas	Langston Companies, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting a sewing machine's feeder belt that was not moving when his right ring and middle fingers went between the belt and the pulley and the machine started, amputating his right ring fingertip. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time.
2018-01-09	West Memphis	Arkansas	CS3 Inc.	Face	Explosion, n.e.c.
An employee was standing on a 6-foot ladder making repairs to an approximately 25' tall x 10' wide x 15' deep air rotation unit when an explosion occurred and knocked him from the ladder. Flames erupted from the unit, causing third degree burns to his face. He was hospitalized.
2017-10-05	West Memphis	Arkansas	Miya Masonry	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was coming down a crank-up scaffold when he fell approximately 25 feet to the sandy ground below. He broke his upper back shoulder bone and some ribs.
2017-01-09	West Memphis	Arkansas	Americold Logistics	Wrist(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was working on a dock when she stepped out from between two pallets and was struck by a clamp truck. She was knocked to the ground and suffered a compound fracture to her left wrist.
2016-08-02	West Memphis	Arkansas	Stateside Steel & Wire, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was pinning fence material together when he began experiencing cramps. He was hospitalized with a heat injury.
2016-05-02	West Memphis	Arkansas	ROBERT BOSCH TOOL CORPORATION	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was picking up materials from the work floor with a forklift and lost control. The forklift went beneath a gravity conveyor machine catching his lower left leg between the forklift and the gravity conveyor machine causing bruises. The employee was hospitalized.
2016-02-01	West Memphis	Arkansas	Stateside Steel & Wire, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was adjusting the weaving machine, which was de-energized, when his right pinky finger was caught in the sector gear. His fingertip was amputated (no bone loss).
2015-10-07	West Memphis	Arkansas	AMERICOLD LOGISTICS	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was picking frozen product from a freezer and placing it on a pallet. The employee was stuck by a coworker operating a lift truck, and his leg got pinned between the lift truck and the pallet. He suffered a lower left leg fracture, requiring surgery.
2015-05-26	West Memphis	Arkansas	Labor Force	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Employee was roll forming steel when his left hand and arm were caught in the rollers. Employee underwent emergency surgery and was hospitalized overnight.
2015-03-07	West Memphis	Arkansas	Brimhall Food Company Inc	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to slipping
The employee slipped on ice and fell while working in the loading and receiving area of the store.