Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at White River Marine Group LLC, Ranger Boats, 619 Hwy 178 North, FLIPPIN, ARKANSAS 72634
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was helping another employee move a cart. He stepped in front of the cart to pull and guide it. When he grabbed the loose end of a chain strap (attached to the front of the cart), he fell backward and broke his left leg. The employee did not fall to the floor, but caught himself with his left leg.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedBodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
More severe injuries at White River Marine Group LLC
An employee was cutting marine board at the glass cutting area on a table saw. The blade caught the board; then the saw kicked back, resulting in the amputation of his left middle fingertip.
An employee was between the trough and casting pit, cleaning a filter box at the end of a cast. His right foot slipped off the lid of the cast pan and went into an opening where molten aluminum goes into a trough. The employee contacted molten aluminum and sustained third degree burns to his right leg, ankle, and foot.
An employee was aloft in a tree cutting tree limbs. He was using a rope system and while repositioning, he slipped on moss that was on the tree bark and struck his knee awkwardly on the tree. The employee sustained a fractured kneecap and was hospitalized.
An employee was leaning against a fry station when his legs began to slip out from under him. He went to break his fall when his right arm entered the cooking oil. He suffered second- and third-degree burns to the arm.
An employee was unlashing (loosening chains) military vehicles on rail cars prior to offloading. As he stepped off the railcar and onto the ground, he twisted his left ankle in loose gravel alongside the rail track. He required surgery for a dislocated ankle.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 441222)
An employee was pulling a pontoon boat on wheels by hand on the showroom floor. His left hand was caught between the boat and an I-beam. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to four fingers.
On November 19, 2024, at approximately 2:40 PM, an employee was using a vertical bandsaw to trim excess material on a life ring. The tip of a finger on the employee's left hand contacted the blade, resulting in an amputation.
An employee was assisting a team member with loading a boat onto a trailer when their right index finger was pinched between the wood bunk and boat dolly, resulting in an amputation between the nail and the first joint.
An employee was operating an ironworker (steel punching/shearing) machine. A piece of the tooling broke off and struck the employee's neck; a fragment was lodged in his neck. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
On October 25, 2025, an employee was stringing up a new reel of tire tread on a machine. The employee pulled a 6-inch tail and proceeded to spool up the liner. As the machine was jogged to begin the liner wrapping process, the liner caught the employee's glove and pulled their right arm into the liner, causing a fracture to the arm.
An employee was doing a cable change on top of an electric overhead traveling (EOT) crane. They were positioned between the cable drum and the drive shaft. While rotating the cable drum, the employee reached for the new cable that was to be installed. The grease fitting on the drive shaft caught their fall harness and pulled them underneath the drive shaft. The employee was pinned between the drive shaft and two pieces of angle steel, resulting in a fracture to their left hip.
On October 5, 2025, an employee was pulling a pressure washer hose when it it disconnected from the cooker. The employee was struck by jets of high-pressure water, resulting in lacerations to their left thigh requiring surgery. The employee was hospitalized.