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2,257 OSHA severe injury reports in ARKANSAS.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 2,257 workplace severe injury reports with employer names, locations, and incident details. Each report documents a hospitalization, amputation, or eye loss as reported to OSHA. Use the filters below to narrow results.
| Date | Employer | Location | Event | Nature | Body Part | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2018 | Joseph T. Ryerson & Son | LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Dec 19, 2018 | Fiber Resources, Inc. | PINE BLUFF, Arkansas | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 18, 2018 | Esterline Defense Technologies | EAST CAMDEN, Arkansas | Explosion, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 18, 2018 | Nucor Steel Arkansas | BLYTHEVILLE, Arkansas | Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
| Dec 17, 2018 | Clean Harbors El Dorado, LLC | EL DORADO, Arkansas | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Dec 17, 2018 | Postal Fleet Services, Inc. | LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 14, 2018 | CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATION | ARKANSAS CITY, Arkansas | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 13, 2018 | Abernathy Company | TEXARKANA, Arkansas | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Dec 12, 2018 | TYSON FOODS, INC. | PINE BLUFF, Arkansas | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Dec 11, 2018 | Roger F. Carter Inc. | HOT SPRINGS, Arkansas | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Dec 10, 2018 | R&L Carriers Shared Services LLC | ELAINE, Arkansas | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Dec 7, 2018 | Primetals Technologies USA, LLC | BLYTHEVILLE, Arkansas | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 6, 2018 | CROW PAVING, INC. | CLINTON, Arkansas | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Dec 5, 2018 | FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX | FORREST CITY, Arkansas | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Dec 3, 2018 | Natural State Recycling | LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Dec 3, 2018 | TYSON FOODS, INC. | BERRYVILLE, Arkansas | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 30, 2018 | UNITED STATES POST OFFICE | WHITE HALL, Arkansas | Fall on same level, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 29, 2018 | Quality Inn & Suites | STUTTGART, Arkansas | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures and other injuries, unspecified | Head and neck | Hospitalized |
| Nov 29, 2018 | St. Jeans Industries, Inc. | HEBER SPRINGS, Arkansas | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 26, 2018 | AFCO STEEL | LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 24, 2018 | Highland Pellets LLC | PINE BLUFF, Arkansas | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nov 22, 2018 | United States Postal Service | PINE BLUFF, Arkansas | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 19, 2018 | Lumatech | ENGLAND, Arkansas | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Nov 19, 2018 | Sage Real Estate Solutions, LLC | BENTONVILLE, Arkansas | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Nov 15, 2018 | Harvest Rice | MCGEHEE, Arkansas | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fractures | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 15, 2018 | FAMILY DOLLAR STORES, WEST MEMPHIS DISTR. CENTER | WEST MEMPHIS, Arkansas | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Nov 12, 2018 | Schefers Roofing Company | BENTONVILLE, Arkansas | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 12, 2018 | Gilster Mary Lee Corp | WILSON, Arkansas | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle | Fractures | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 9, 2018 | Arkansas Glass Container Corporation | JONESBORO, Arkansas | Struck against stationary object or equipment, unspecified | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Nov 8, 2018 | Kroger Limited Partnership 1 | RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Nov 7, 2018 | The Fishel Company | WEST FORK, Arkansas | Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Nov 7, 2018 | Cargill, Inc. | SPRINGDALE, Arkansas | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 7, 2018 | Nestle Prepared Foods Company | JONESBORO, Arkansas | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nov 6, 2018 | Entergy Arkasas | EL DORADO, Arkansas | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Nov 6, 2018 | OK Foods Inc. | FORT SMITH, Arkansas | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Nov 3, 2018 | BEKAERT CORPORATION | ROGERS, Arkansas | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nov 2, 2018 | NORTH AMERICAN MIDWAY ENTERTAINMENT LLC | LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Oct 29, 2018 | Arkansas Electric Cooperative, Inc | HEBER SPRINGS, Arkansas | Struck by thrown object-unintentional injury | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Oct 29, 2018 | RBD HOLDINGS, LLC | NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Face, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 29, 2018 | HARNESS ROOFING, INC. | SPRINGDALE, Arkansas | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet | Bruises, contusions | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Oct 28, 2018 | FIRESTONE BUILDING PRODUCTS CO. | PRESCOTT, Arkansas | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fractures | Foot (feet), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Oct 20, 2018 | HARPS FOOD STORES, INC | FORT SMITH, Arkansas | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Wayne Farms, LLC | DANVILLE, Arkansas | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Oct 17, 2018 | Ouachita Hardwood Flooring | WARREN, Arkansas | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Oct 15, 2018 | Kiswire Pine Bluff, Inc. | PINE BLUFF, Arkansas | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 14, 2018 | Riceland Foods, Inc. | DES ARC, Arkansas | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Oct 8, 2018 | People Source Staffing, LLC | MONETTE, Arkansas | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Bruises, contusions | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Meek's Lumber and Hardware | FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Zero Mountain - Ft Smith | FORT SMITH, Arkansas | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Oct 4, 2018 | Liberty HR, LLC | BENTONVILLE, Arkansas | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
Frequently Asked Questions
OSHA requires employers to report all workplace injuries resulting in hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye within 24 hours. Each report in this database includes the employer name, full address, a description of the event, the nature of injury, and a detailed narrative of what happened.
The most common severe workplace injuries include amputations, fractures, crushing injuries, burns, and multiple injuries. Falls, being struck by objects, caught-in/between incidents, and exposure to harmful substances are among the most common event types.
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