Ark-la Timber Harvesting, Inc

Struck by other falling object n.e.c. — Fractures — STRONG, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ark-la Timber Harvesting, Inc in STRONG, ARKANSAS
Employer Ark-la Timber Harvesting, Inc Report ID 2025076988
Address 33.1208, -92.48195 City, State ZIP STRONG, ARKANSAS 71765
Event Date July 18, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified
Event Type Struck by other falling object n.e.c. Source of Injury Trenchers
Secondary Source Vehicle trailers, trailing units
Industry (NAICS) 113310 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 33.16000, -92.33000

Incident Narrative

On July 18, 2025, at approximately 1:09 PM, an employee was moving a trailer-mounted de-limber. He set his ground saw on the de-limber trailer and then got off the loader and stood to the side of the ground saw. A grapple skidder was raising the trailer slightly so he could throw the chain under the trailer to secure the ground saw. He then turned around and the ground saw slid off the trailer and struck his back. The employee was hospitalized with four fractured vertebrae.

Incident Summary

On July 18, 2025, a worker at Ark-la Timber Harvesting, Inc in STRONG, ARKANSAS suffered fractures to the exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by other falling object n.e.c., with trenchers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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