Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Greenbrier Central, LLC, 901 JONES ROAD, PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS 72450
on — Fractures, affecting the pelvis.
Final narrative
An employee was signaling for the rotation of a rail car when he was pinned between the car and an I-beam. He suffered a fractured pelvis.
An employee was moving a rolling platform into position. As he approached the staging position, he placed his left hand on the outside of the platform's upright and his middle finger was crushed between the upright and a railcar, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee had been grinding and painting sheet metal for approximately 10 hours when they started to experience cramping. The employee was hospitalized with heat exhaustion.
An employee was operating a machine welder and was cleaning up flux when their glove was pulled into the auger, resulting in a laceration of the left middle finger.
An employee was standing near a pallet, handing a grinder to another employee. A nearby forklift struck the edge of the pallet that contained metal parts in boxes, causing a box to fall over and strike the employee. The employee was hospitalized for a right tibia fracture.
On September 25, 2023, an employee was working in the body department installing doors, hoods, and tailgates. The employee finished their shift and was hospitalized later that evening for a back injury.
An employee was responding to a service request for a cable stripping machine that was making noise and not functioning consistently. While testing its function, the machine contacted the employee s right index fingertip, resulting in a fingertip amputation to the tuft.
An employee was using a handheld cordless electric torque wrench. The tool's reaction arm came into contact with the employee's left hand, causing an amputation to the middle finger above the first knuckle.
On August 6, 2025, an employee was preparing to weld a metal sheet that goes between containers and weighs 800 pounds. The employee was placing a two-foot wooden brace (4 by 4) under the metal, which was being raised by a crane operator using a magnet. The magnet shifted and caused the load to catch the employee's right index fingertip against the wooden brace, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was climbing up a ladder to the top of a railcar. The employee slipped and fell from the ladder, striking the coupler of the railcar during the fall. This caused the employee's body to shift, and they landed on their head/nose/face. The employee suffered broken ribs, a broken cheekbone, a broken nose, and internal bleeding.
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.