Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Chain Electric Company, Inc., Bnnz Jeny Rd West Hwy 71, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS 72916
on — Heat stroke, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
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Final narrative
On August 15, 2022, at approximately 3:30 p.m. an employee was performing construction on powerlines when he reported that he was not feeling well and was having pain and tingling in his lower right arm. The employee was instructed to get in the cab of a bucket truck to cool down and drink fluids. After approximately fifteen minutes, the employee was lying beside the truck with pain and cramping to his arms and legs. The employee was hospitalized for heat stroke.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSHeat-environmental
More severe injuries at Chain Electric Company, Inc.
A five-member crew was replacing a wood utility pole. One of them was at the hole, removing the cover over it, while a utility truck was lifting the pole. The rigging rope that was lifting the pole broke; the pole fell, struck a retaining wall, bounced, and fell to the ground, striking the injured employee. The employee's right arm was amputated above the elbow.
A five-member crew was replacing a wood utility pole. As the pole was being lifted by a utility truck, the injured employee was removing the cover that was over the hole. The pole fell from the rigging and struck a retaining wall, bounced, and then fell to the ground striking the injured employee. The employee's right arm was amputated above the elbow. The employee also sustained injury to their right leg.
An employee was undoing a snag of wire splice hung up on a pole. The wire snagged the employee's left glove, pulling the employee's hand into the wire rollers; the employee's left thumb suffered several fractures.
An employee was installing an overhead electrical power line. The tool the employee was using contacted the ground creating a direct short. The employee was hospitalized for electrical flash burns to the face.
A crew was changing out a single phase pole with a transformer on it. Work on the pole was completed and the cover-up was being removed when an employee noticed the animal guard that was installed on the arrestor was not in its proper place. As he attempted to correct it, he came in contact with energized parts while his elbow contacted a grounded surface. He received second degree electrical burns on his right arm.
An employee was performing finishing work on a residential driveway when they began to experience body cramps and were hospitalized for heat stress and dehydration.
An agent was participating in SWAT team selection and was performing various physical fitness skills including running and exercise intervals. The agent experienced dehydration and a muscular injury that required hospitalization.
On September 26, 2023, an employee was delivering packages when he began to feel ill with a pain in his side. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion and dehydration.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 237130)
An employee was terminating cables in a junction box. A loose ground wire came into contact with the bushing, causing a flash that burned the right side of the employee's face and his right hand.
An employee was using a bucket truck hoist to raise secondary aerial wiring. The wire made contact with the primary wire, causing an arc flash. The employee suffered burns to both hands and was hospitalized.
An employee was terminating conductors to buss bars inside the secondary compartment of a single-phase transformer. An arc flash occurred, causing burns to the soft tissue of the employee's face.
An employee was securing the claw of a grapple truck to the truck bed. His left little finger was caught between the tie down strap and the rub rail of the truck, resulting in partial amputation of the finger.
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.