VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS—
Afco Steel, LLC
Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Afco Steel, LLC, 600 S. 28TH STREET, VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS 72956 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On January 29, 2019, three employees were connecting rail cars using a forklift. While connecting the cars, the injured employee noticed the coupler was closed and reached in to open it. His right hand was crushed between the two couplers resulting in surgical amputation of the index, middle and ring fingers.
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LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS—
AFCO STEEL, LLC
On November 4, 2023, at 3:00 AM, an employee was assisting a crane that was stacking cross frames. The crane placed a bundle of cross frames down. When the crane began lifting again, the hooks caught the bundle causing the cross frames to shift and land on the employee's foot. The employee was hospitalized with a broken foot and required surgery.
GREELEY, COLORADO—
AFCO STEEL, LLC
A forklift hit a skid, pushing it into a berm. An employee's foot was caught between the skid and the berm; the employee suffered broken toes and was hospitalized.
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS—
AFCO Steel LLC
A rolling crane was raising a bridge beam to move it to a trailer when the bridge beam became caught on another bridge beam, causing the other bridge beam to tip over and hit an employee in the area. The employee suffered significant lacerations to the right lower leg.
GREELEY, COLORADO—
AFCO Steel, LLC
An employee amputated his left index fingertip including bone while repairing a metal punching machine. LOTO was not in place when the employee attempted to make the repair.
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