Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at JV MANUFACTURING, INC., 701 Butterfield Coach Road, SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS 72765
on — Fractures , affecting the Thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was sweeping trash when a stack of chuting material (6 feet x 3.5 feet) fell and struck their leg. The employee sustained a fractured femur.
Hospitalized Thigh(s) Parts and materials unspecified
An employee was wiping down the face of a large steel door on a piece of equipment. Their right hand was pinched between the hinge and the door frame as the door opened further. The employee sustained a fractured hand and required surgery.
An employee was cutting the strapping on a bundle of steel square tubing. The bundle was approximately waste high and stacked on top of other material cribbed by 4'x 4' lumber. The bundle fell onto the employee when the last retaining band was cut breaking the employee's right leg.
An employee was MIG welding the dog house of a self-contained compactor when a spark ignited and his shirt caught on fire. He sustained first and second degree burns to his upper torso and third degree burns to his back.
An employee was disconnecting the existing power source to the cardboard balers when the employee received an electric shock, requiring hospitalization.
An employee was crouched down in the cooler and was restocking a shelf when a stack of water next to him began to crumple. Approximately 4-5 cases of water fell onto his left side, striking his left foot and knee, as well as the left side of his back. The employee was hospitalized with contusions to his abdominal wall, left chest wall, and his left hip and thigh.
An employee was loading a trailer of automotive parts when the load caught the top of the trailer. He jumped up to clear a wedged item. When the item came down, the load collapsed onto the employee, resulting in a fractured pelvis.
On July 24, 2025, an employee was unloading stacks of empty, 96-gallon medical waste containers. A stack of 10 containers, which weighed approximately 460 pounds, fell on him. The employee was hospitalized with multiple head, face, and neck injuries and a back injury requiring surgery.
An employee was stocking cement boards when a stack of cement boards fell over and crushed them. The employee sustained fractures to their clavicle and ribs, as well as a punctured lung.
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