In recent years, Little Rock Arkansas has seen an increase in machinery accidents. This is likely due to the increasing popularity of machinery in the construction and manufacturing industries. Many of these accidents happen because operators are not properly trained on how to safely operate the machines. In some cases, the machines are not properly maintained, which can lead to dangerous situations. If you are injured in a machinery accident in Little Rock Arkansas, contact an experienced attorney as soon as possible, as you may be entitled to compensation for your medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering.
Manufacturing Companies
If you or a loved one have been injured in a machinery accident in Little Rock, Arkansas, you may be wondering what manufacturing companies are located in the area. While there are many different types of businesses located in Little Rock, there are also several manufacturing companies that call the city home. Here is a look at some of the most well-known manufacturing companies located in Little Rock, Arkansas:
Mountaire Corporation Mountaire Farms Inc. Revolution Sustainable Solutions Holdings, LLC Revolution Sustainable Solutions LLC Revolution Sustainable Solutions Intermediate Holdings LLC Lexicon, Inc. Royston Holding LLC |
Welspun Tubular LLC Welspun Pipes, Inc. Perfectvision Manufacturing, Inc. Essick Air Products, Inc. De Wafelbakkers, Llc. Electronic Imaging Services, Inc. Georg Fischer Sloane LLC |
Machinery Accidents
There have been many accidents in Little Rock, Arkansas over the years as you can see below. If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident involving machinery, you should contact a Little Rock Arkansas accident lawyer as soon as possible.
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10/11/2021 | Kiewit Massman Constructors | Little Rock | Ar | An employee was assisting in re-positioning a 1-ton steel safety cage over a splice plate when the cage crushed the employee's gloved left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Contact with objects and equipment | Cages, cage racks | |
29/10/2021 | Arkansas Food Bank | Little Rock | Ar | An employee was using a walkie rider pallet jack to unload pallets of milk crates from a trailer. The pallet jack went out of control and struck his left ankle, breaking it. | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle | Pallet jack-powered | |
21/10/2021 | Performance Food Group- Little Rock | Little Rock | Ar | An employee was operating a high-rise order picker to stack pallets and was attempting to straighten out an uneven pallet. The weight of the pallet shifted and the employee fell out of the order picker machine to the floor resulting in a broken right leg. | Fractures | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered | Floor, n.e.c. |
12/10/2021 | De Wafelbakkers, LLC | North Little Rock | Ar | An employee was replacing a filter on a mixer when a valve closed, amputating his left index fingertip. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects | Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage | |
26/08/2021 | Murphy-Hoffman Company | Little Rock | Ar | An employee was repairing truck wheels. A socket the employee was using cracked as the employee was using it to torque a hub nut. The employee fell to the ground on his back and suffered a lumbar strain. | Strains | Lumbar region | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces | Turning handtools-power not determined |
19/08/2021 | Fye Excavating, Inc. | Little York | Il | On August 19, 2021, an employee was cutting an piece of plastic pipe with a cutoff saw. The saw kicked back and lacerated the employee's chest. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery. | Cuts, lacerations | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Saws-powered, except chainsaws | |
09/08/2021 | Littlestown Foundry, Inc. | Littlestown | Pa | An employee was operating a vertical milling machine when the machine caught the glove on her right hand. The glove became wrapped around the rotating bit resulting in amputation of her right middle finger. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Milling machines | Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves |
29/07/2021 | United States Postal Service | Little Rock | Ar | On July 29, 2021, after finishing his shift at about 5:00 p.m., a mail carrier was hospitalized for heat-related illness. | Effects of heat and light | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat-environmental | |
26/07/2021 | HALL MANUFACTURING, LLC | North Little Rock | Ar | At about 7:40 a.m. on July 26, 2021, an employee was settling a bundle of four pieces of square tubing onto a workbench when the tubing shifted and slid onto his left hand and index finger. The finger was pinched and crushed between the tubing and a piece of channel on the workbench, causing an amputation to the fingertip above the nailbed. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Bundles, bales | Benches, workbenches, saw horses |
25/07/2021 | WALMART | Little Rock | Ar | At 4:34 p.m. on July 25, 2021, a customer shoved a store employee to the floor, injuring the employee's hip. The employee was hospitalized. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hip(s) | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving | Other client or customer | |
17/07/2021 | Alter Trading Corporation | North Little Rock | Ar | An employee was using a manlift to reach a platform and remove material from the infeed conveyor. As he stepped out of the manlift onto the platform he fell about 8 feet and landed on a pile of shredded metals. The employee suffered a C-5 vertebra fracture and was hospitalized. | Fractures | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Manlifts | Scrap metal |
01/07/2021 | Bel Brands USA | Little Chute | Wi | On July 1, 2021, an employee was walking in the warehouse when they tripped and fell to the floor resulting in hospitalization for a fractured left hip. | Fractures | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping | Floor | |
24/06/2021 | Midwest Drywall Co., Inc. | Little Rock | Ar | On June 24, 2021, an employee was trying to cut a metal stud using a miter saw when the guard came loose and slipped down. The employee attempted to put the guard back on when their left pinky finger contacted the saw, resulting in an amputation that required surgery and hospitalization. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Sawing machinery-stationary | |
12/06/2021 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | North Little Rock | Ar | An employee was standing up from her work station when her foot got caught on the desk. The employee fell to the floor and broke her left hip. | Fractures | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Floor | Desks |
04/02/2021 | Mehaffy Construction Company, Inc. | North Little Rock | Ar | An employee was putting in pipes to install the supports for the concrete base. The employee ascended the rebar column approximately 18 feet above the concrete base. The employee was standing on a 2x4 piece of lumber that was inserted into the rebar when the lumber split and the employee fell approximately 18 feet. The employee landed on his feet on a 15x15 concrete footer and was hospitalized for fractures to both ankles. | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet | Structural elements | Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc. |
30/01/2021 | Continenetal Dairy Facility Southwest | Littlefield | Tx | An employee was performing maintenance on a conveyor in the powder area when the adjacent palletizer actuated, pinning the employee between the conveyor and the palletizer. The employee sustained a fractured nose. | Fractures | Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Stacking machinery | |
22/01/2021 | UPS Freight | Little Rock | Ar | An employee suffered a contusion to the back of the head. He was hospitalized. | Bruises, contusions | Scalp | Nonclassifiable | Nonclassifiable | |
14/01/2021 | M.A. MORTENSON COMPANY | Littleton | Co | Employees were conducting warranty repair on a residential sidewalk. A skid steer was being used to remove dirt while a section of sidewalk was repaired. A heavy clod of dirt from the skid steer struck one of the employees, breaking the employee's left leg. | Fractures | Leg(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Dirt, earth | Skid steer loaders, mini loaders |
08/01/2021 | L'Oreal USA, Inc. | North Little Rock | Ar | At 8:00 a.m. on January 8, 2021, an employee was turning over a magnetized plate on a metal workbench. The plate pinched the employee's right index finger, causing an amputation from the fingernail bed to the tip. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Parts and materials | Tables, worktables |
13/10/2020 | Saia Motor Freight Line | Little Chute | Wi | While walking through a warehouse facility that was being renovated, an employee fell through a floor hole where a grate had recently been removed. The employee sustained broken ribs and a punctured lung. | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall through surface or existing opening | Existing floor opening | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces |
13/10/2020 | Apple Tree Service Inc. | North Little Rock | Ar | An employee was clearing brush, tripped on TV cable that was lying on the ground, and fell onto the concrete ground. The employee suffered an injury to his knee cap that required surgery and hospitalization. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces | Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords |
29/09/2020 | Allied Universal Security Division | North Little Rock | Ar | An employee was closing a large security gate. A gust of wind pushed the gate, causing the employee to fall to the concrete ground and suffer a broken hip. | Fractures | Hip(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces | High winds, gusts, turbulence |
23/09/2020 | Jason's Tree Service LLC | Little Chute | Wi | An employee was in a lift bucket 10-12 feet off the ground, cutting a tree branch that was 8-10 inches thick. The branch split up the middle 3-4 feet above the employee's head, snapped back, and struck the employee in the torso. The employee suffered injuries to the liver and kidney, as well as a broken arm. | Fractures | Arm(s) | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Trees | |
31/08/2020 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | Little Rock | Ar | An employee fell while walking down a hallway, breaking her left hip. | Fractures | Hip(s) | Fall on same level | Floor | |
31/08/2020 | Dept of Veteran Affairs-LR | Little Rock | Ar | An employee fell while walking down a hall, breaking her left hip. | Fractures | Hip(s) | Fall on same level | Floor | |
24/08/2020 | U.S. Postal Service | Littleton | Co | An employee tripped on a fuel hose while fueling a vehicle at a gas station. The employee fell to the ground, suffering a broken and dislocated elbow. | Fractures and dislocations | Elbow(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Parking lot-paved | Hoses |
15/08/2020 | WINDSOR DOOR, LLC | Little Rock | Ar | An employee was unjamming a press when the press was activated and the press crushed/severed the employee's right ring finger. The press was unguarded and was not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Presses, except printing | |
30/06/2020 | Riverside Subaru | Little Rock | Arkansas | An employee was standing on the back of a golf cart while the cart was in motion. The employee fell off the golf cart and struck his head on the pavement, suffering a head injury. | Intracranial injuries | Brain | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway | Golf cart, personnel transport cart | |
25/06/2020 | SYSCO FOOD SERVICES OF ARKANSAS, INC. | Little Rock | Arkansas | An employee was in the back of his trailer, making a delivery. As he loaded his hand dolly, he slipped on some condensation and fell to the ground. He suffered contusions to the left rib and hip, as well as a ruptured spleen. | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level due to slipping | Floor | Water |
24/06/2020 | HOFFMAN HOMES, INCORPORATED | Littlestown | Pennsylvania | An employee was walking down a grassy slope. She became unsteady or slipped. At that point her right knee locked in place, her leg bent the wrong way, and she fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right tibia. | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Fall on same level | Hills | |
08/06/2020 | MA Readymix Inc. | Littleton | Massachusett | An employee was driving a truck on a construction site when it overturned. The employee sustained a head injury and was hospitalized. | Intracranial injuries | Brain | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility | |
20/05/2020 | Burndy LLC | Littleton | New Hampshir | An employee was testing a gauge when a stream of hydraulic fluid came out the side of a connection and penetrated his finger. He was hospitalized. | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance | Lubricating greases, cutting oils | Parts and materials |
09/04/2020 | E Light Electric Services, Inc. | Littleton | Colorado | An employee fell 11 feet to a lower level through a floor opening. The employee suffered a fracture injury. | Fractures | Nonclassifiable | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet | Existing floor opening | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces |
31/03/2020 | ARKANSAS HEART HOSPITAL | Little Rock | Arkansas | An employee was retrieving food from a walk-in storage cooler. The door closed on the employee's hand, amputating the tip of his left middle finger. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Doors, except garage and vehicle | |
25/03/2020 | Maverick Transportation LLC | Little Rock | Arkansas | An employee was delivering glass to a client. He was attempting to secure tarps that were covering the glass on a flatbed trailer when he pulled on a rope and the rope broke. When the rope broke, he fell off the trailer and onto the concrete ground, fracturing his right scapula and three right ribs. He also suffered a concussion and neck injury. | Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level | Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck | Rope, twine, string |
21/03/2020 | Burkhalter Technologies, Inc. | Little Rock | Arkansas | An employee was struck in the head by a falling tree while walking across a job site. He was hospitalized. | Intracranial injuries | Brain | Struck by falling object or equipment | Trees | |
09/03/2020 | Price Chopper | Little Falls | New York | An employee was using a deli slicer when its blade partially amputated her left index finger. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Food slicers | |
06/03/2020 | B/E Aerospace Inc. | Little Rock | Arkansas | An employee of Collins Aerospace and an employee with another company were working on the back rest of an aircraft seat. The Collins Aerospace employee suffered an amputation of a right-hand fingertip between the first knuckle and the nailbed. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment | Vehicle and mobile equipment parts | |
26/02/2020 | Costco | Littleton | Colorado | An employee was stocking shelves, tripped over a pallet, and fell onto a case of wine bottles. The employee suffered fractured ribs and a punctured left lung. | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Floor | Skids, pallets |
24/02/2020 | Manna Colorado | Littleton | Colorado | An employee was making coffee. The coffee pot overflowed and the employee's hand was burned. | Heat (thermal) burns | Hand(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances | Beverages | |
24/02/2020 | Uptown Movers LLC | Littleton | Colorado | An employee was walking up a ramp placed on the bed of a straight truck. The ramp fell off the truck and the employee fell on top of the ramp resulting in broken ribs and vertebrae. See 1547058 for information on a second injured employee due to this incident. | Fractures | Multiple body parts | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment | Ramps, loading docks, dock plates | Ramps, loading docks, dock plates |
24/02/2020 | Johnson Moving & Stoage Co. | Littleton | Colorado | An employee was walking up a ramp from the ground into the back of a truck when the ramp fell from the truck. The employee fell onto the edge of the ramp and sustained fractures to the ribs and vertebrae. See 1547045 for information on a second injured employee due to this incident. | Fractures | Multiple body parts | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment | Ramps, loading docks, dock plates | Ramps, loading docks, dock plates |
22/02/2020 | Sage V Foods, LLC | Little Rock | Arkansas | An employee was dumping a tote of rice using a forklift. The employee dropped his work knife. As he went to retrieve the knife, his right hand was caught in a lump breaker resulting in nerve damage. | Traumatic injuries to nerves, except the spinal cord | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery | Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized | |
27/01/2020 | THE TENENBAUM FOUNDATION | North Little Rock | Arkansas | The injured employee and a co-worker were receiving and inspecting scrap metal. A large scrap electrical cabinet needed to be moved to a different area for processing. Prior to moving it, they wanted to inspect the inside of the large electrical cabinet to ensure there were no unacceptable materials in the box. There was a large electrical control panel on top of the electrical box and it was sitting at an angle. As the injured employee lifted the door, the control panel shifted and fell, striki | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Scrap metal | Cabinets, cases-display, storage |
06/01/2020 | TA Operating, LLC | North Little Rock | Arkansas | An employee was reorganizing a shed when a grill slipped and fell on his right foot, breaking the first and second toes. | Fractures | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment | Ranges, cooking ovens, grills, toasters, food warmers | |
16/09/2019 | United States Postal Service | North Little Rock | Arkansas | An employee had been carrying mail on a city route that included driving and walking. After work, the employee had a cardiac event associated with exposure to heat, and was hospitalized. | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat-environmental | |
12/09/2019 | Colorado Drywall Services, LLC | Littleton | Colorado | An employee was stocking drywall and using a cart to move the drywall. The ground was uneven, and the drywall cart became stuck (15 sheets of 4x12) and fell over. The employee tried to get out of the way, but the cart pinned him against a beam and hit him on the upper thigh, breaking his left leg. | Fractures | Leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered | |
27/08/2019 | American Civil Constructors, LLC | Littleton | Colorado | An employee was attaching a jib to a crane. The jib fell and caught his left index and middle fingers between the jib and the top rail of the aerial lift. Part of the left middle finger was medically amputated. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Machine and appliance parts | Cranes-other fixed or stationary cranes |
27/08/2019 | Republic National Distributing Company | Littleton | Colorado | An employee was attempting to free a pallet stuck on its roller system. The pallet would not move so the employee braced himself against the mezzanine guardrail system and pushed. The weld on the steel upright broke and the employee fell to the floor, breaking both legs and suffering one compound fracture. He was hospitalized and had surgery. | Fractures | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level | Scaffolds-staging | Guardrails, road dividers |
24/08/2019 | Krogers | Little Rock | Arkansas | An employee had been collecting grocery carts in a store parking lot after the power, which had gone out, was restored to the store. The employee started to feel unwell and was later found laying down. He was hospitalized due to heat exhaustion and acute kidney failure. | Heat exhaustion, prostration | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat-environmental | |
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