Severe Workplace Injuries in Springdale, Arkansas

Nov 13, 2025 · Sonstegard Food of Arkansas, Inc. Amputation

An employee was connecting a chiller line. The line pushed back, causing the securing bar to unhook. The solid stainless steel push tube swung down and crushed their left thumb, resulting in a partial amputation.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Thumb(s) · Manufacturing

Jun 20, 2025 · Crossland s Heavy Contractors, Inc Hospitalized

On June 20, 2025, an employee was in a trench box, observing while an S-fitting was being removed from a 48-inch pipe with an excavator. The pipe shifted and struck the employee in the head. The employee sustained head trauma to the left temple and was hospitalized.

Struck by running powered equipment (other) · Head · Construction · OSHA inspection 1833447

May 16, 2025 · Cargill, Inc. Amputation

An employee was replacing the exhaust fan above the scalding area when their finger became pinched in the exhaust fan shroud. The employee sustained amputation of the distal tuft of their right middle finger with bone loss.

Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing

Dec 30, 2024 · U.S. Postal Service Hospitalized

On December 30, 2024, an employee was delivering mail when they tripped on a dog leash and fell to the concrete front porch. The employee sustained a fractured hip.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Hip joint(s) · Transportation and warehousing

Nov 22, 2024 · George's Processing, Inc. Amputation

On November 22, 2024, at 3:00 a.m., an employee was using a spray gun to wash a leg quarter conveyor. The spray gun touched the line and the employee's right thumb was caught between the handle of the spray gun and the conveyor, resulting in amputation to the knuckle.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Thumb(s) · Manufacturing

Oct 5, 2024 · KAWNEER COMPANY, INC. Hospitalized

An employee was operating a CNC machine when the part being worked on was ejected from the machine and struck the inside of their right arm. The employee sustained a laceration on their arm.

Struck by other propelled object or substance (other) · Arm(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1780608

Sep 12, 2024 · FPR II, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was cleaning a conveyor belt on the second level and fell through an opening in the floor (trash/material chute) while backing up. The employee sustained fractures to their right leg, both ankles, and pelvis and they were hospitalized.

Other fall to lower level · Trunk and other lower extremities · Administrative, staffing and waste services · OSHA inspection 1776423

Aug 14, 2024 · JV MANUFACTURING, INC. Hospitalized

An employee was wiping down the face of a large steel door on a piece of equipment. Their right hand was pinched between the hinge and the door frame as the door opened further. The employee sustained a fractured hand and required surgery.

Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Hand(s), finger(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1770008

Aug 1, 2024 · Hancock Veterinary Services Hospitalized

An employee was carrying a feline patient to be placed on oxygen when the cat bit their right hand and scratched their arm.

Multiple types of contact with animals · Hand(s) and arm(s) (other) · Professional and technical services

May 17, 2024 · JV MANUFACTURING, INC. Hospitalized

An employee was sweeping trash when a stack of chuting material (6 feet x 3.5 feet) fell and struck their leg. The employee sustained a fractured femur.

Collapse, engulfment (other) · Thigh(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1749683

May 2, 2024 · River Valley Materials LLC Amputation

An employee was logging railcar numbers for freight processing when their right foot was struck by the railcar wheel while they were setting the hand brakes on the railcar. The three lateral toes on their right foot were amputated.

Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running · Toes(s), toenail(s) · Mining, oil and gas

Sep 13, 2023 · Krapff Reynolds Construction Company Amputation

An employee was cleaning the back of a work trailer and went to move a manhole ring and lid that was on a stack of other manhole rings and lids. Their left middle finger became caught between the inside edge of the ring and the outside edge of the lid. The finger was crushed and fractured resulting in amputation of the fingertip and last joint.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Construction

Jul 14, 2023 · OZARKS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION Hospitalized

An employee was in the bucket of a truck that was on a hill with its outriggers down and pads underneath. The employee was removing a branch from a powerline when the truck overturned causing the employee to fall approximately 45 feet into a depression or valley. The employee sustained a punctured lung and fractures to the ribs and pelvis.

Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet · Multiple trunk locations · Utilities · OSHA inspection 1683434

Jul 6, 2023 · Tyson Poultry Inc. Amputation

An employee sat down to work on the live hang line when their knee contacted the pedal control, starting the live hang belt. The employee's left index finger was caught in the chain and sprocket assembly, resulting in amputation below the distal joint.

Caught in running equipment or machinery (other) · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing

Apr 28, 2023 · Emery Sapp & Sons Hospitalized

An employee was checking the coolant level on the dump truck after it had been repaired earlier that day. As he was on the front wheel of the truck to remove the radiator cap, the employee was sprayed, causing him to lose his balance. The employee fell approximately 3 feet to the ground and sustained a right ankle fracture and dislocation.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Ankle(s) · Construction

Apr 13, 2023 · J. V. Manufacturing, Inc. Amputation

An employee was adjusting the door on a baler using a crane when his finger was caught between the paper dog and the interior of the door as he lowered it into place. The employee sustained an amputation to the left middle finger from the tip to the knuckle.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing

Mar 16, 2023 · Rise Baking Company, LLC. Hospitalized

An employee was preparing to put trash in a compactor. A nearby pallet started leaning; 40-pound boxes of chocolate ingredients fell off it and struck the employee, knocking him against a wall. He suffered a broken left collarbone and a broken lower-back vertebra. He was hospitalized.

Struck by falling object or equipment (other) · Shoulder(s) and back · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1659832

Mar 3, 2023 · Tyson Poultry Inc. Hospitalized

On March 3, 2023, at 9:15 AM, a maintenance employee was using an 8-foot step ladder to hang plastic in the packout area to keep rain water from dripping in production areas. They fell an unknown distance from the ladder to the production floor. The employee sustained a fractured right wrist and multiple fractures on the right side of their head/face including a fractured orbital bone.

Other fall to lower level · Multiple body parts (other) · Manufacturing

Feb 6, 2023 · Tyson Poultry Inc. Hospitalized

An employee had removed the piping from a three-way actuator valve to inspect the valve for a possible clog or jam. The valve cycled while the employee's right index finger was inside the equipment, causing an amputation to the fingertip.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1649182

Feb 3, 2023 · Rockline Industries Amputation

As an employee was leaving their work station to go on break, they noticed that paper on a roller that was approximately 5 feet off the ground had folded over. As the employee attempted to fix the roller, their hand became caught between two rollers, resulting in a fingertip amputation and the loss of a fingernail.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing

Oct 26, 2022 · James & James Express, LLC Amputation

An employee was working on a personal project during their break. The employee was cutting a piece of wood on a table saw. The saw jammed and the wood kicked back toward the employee's left hand causing their hand to contact the saw blade. The employee sustained a left index finger laceration and a left middle fingertip amputation.

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Fingertip(s) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1638410

Oct 13, 2022 · WM Amputation

On October 13, 2022, an employee was getting down from a dumpster after looking into it from over the side. His ring caught on a metal spur on the container and the ring finger was amputated. He was hospitalized.

Contact with objects and equipment (other) · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Administrative, staffing and waste services

Sep 19, 2022 · Tyson Poultry, Inc. Amputation

An employee was using a hose to clean the floor in the feather area, when he lost his footing. Upon steadying himself, he contacted the auger blade. His left middle finger passed into a small opening on the underside of the auger trough resulting in amputation of the fingertip.

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing

Aug 8, 2022 · Cargill, Inc. Hospitalized

At about 8:40 p.m. on August 8, 2022, an employee was loading a "horn and cone" (a thin stainless steel tube with a cone) with a netting roll. The employee was removing the horn when the netting tail become entangled and wrapped around the wheel and shaft of the brush, which rotated at about 90 revolutions per minute. The employee was trying to remove the netting when their right hand became entangled in it and was pulled into the rotating shaft. The employee suffered a compound fracture to the little finger and a partial degloving.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing

Jul 27, 2022 · Newly Weds Foods Inc Amputation

An employee's middle finger was caught in a hinge on a control panel. The fingertip was partially amputated.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing

Jun 29, 2022 · PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC Hospitalized

On June 29, 2022, an employee was found laying next to a delivery truck exhibiting signs of heat exhaustion. The employee had worked his entire shift of loading and unloading fuel and had clocked out two hours prior to being found by another employee. The employee was hospitalized with heat stroke.

Exposure to environmental heat · Body systems · Retail

Jun 13, 2022 · Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies/AERT Amputation

A temporary employee was cleaning debris on a conveyor belt with his left hand when the belt caught his glove and pulled his index finger into the conveyor, resulting in an amputation.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1602444

Jun 9, 2022 · J.A. RIGGS TRACTOR COMPANY Hospitalized

An employee was squatting on the tracks of a bulldozer, inspecting it and taking photos. He stood up to attend to someone talking to him and his foot slipped off the outside of the track and he fell from the bulldozer. As he fell, his right leg became stuck between the roller frame and push arm resulting in a fractured tibia and fibula.

Other fall to lower level · Lower leg(s) · Other services

Mar 31, 2022 · O'Reilly Auto Parts Hospitalized

An employee was helping a customer put a tarp on the back of a pickup truck. She jumped from the back of the truck onto the ground and fractured her right tibia.

Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet · Lower leg(s) · Retail

Feb 26, 2022 · GEORGE'S, INC. Amputation

An employee was trying to catch poultry paws as they left a vacuum system pipe chute to inspect their quality. The employee's fingertip contacted a pneumatic valve and was amputated.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1581469