HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, ARKANSAS—
DS SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC.
Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at DS SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC., 283 Mountain Valley Water Place, HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, ARKANSAS 71909 on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking from a palletizer to the production line conveyor to get a case of water to finish off a damaged pallet. He tripped on an uneven part of the floor (a drain that was 3/8-inch deep, 5-inches wide, and 5-feet long) and fell sustaining a broken left femur.
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An employee was carrying a box inside a warehouse when it slipped out of their hands and struck their knee. The employee then fell and landed on the concrete floor, resulting in a right femur fracture that required surgery and hospitalization.
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On October 24, 2023, at 4:00 AM, an employee was operating the palletizer machine. They were straightening water bottles when their right arm was caught in the machine and fractured. The employee required surgery.
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An employee was adjusting a forklift's fork extender chain. The chain lacerated three fingers on the employee's right hand. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
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An employee was retrieving a bottle cap from a de-capper machine. The mechanism caught the employee's right hand, lacerating it. The employee was hospitalized.
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