Overexertion while materials moving by hand · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at American Tile & Marble Co., Inc, 1 Saracen Resort Drive, PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS 71601
on — Fractures , affecting the Lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was helping two other employees to push a pallet of tile on a loading dock. He suffered a broken fibula and was hospitalized.
An employee was loading a 4-inch wooden door into a pickup truck when he felt a pop in his right side behind his shoulder blade. He was hospitalized later that day and underwent surgery, having suffered a collapsed right lung.
An employee was lifting a crate of dairy product and felt severe back pain. The employee was hospitalized with a burst blood vessel in their lower back.
An employee experienced sharp pain in his lower torso area while loading baggage into the front cargo pit of an aircraft. The employee sustained a hernia.
An employee was lifting a box of produce in the backroom area when she suffered pain in her lower back and was unable to stand, resulting in hospitalization.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 238340)
An employee was moving a slab of marble when it slipped and fell on his right hand, crushing the middle and ring fingertips against a table. The employee sustained amputation of both fingertips.
On June 14, 2024, three employee were unloading large slabs of marble tile at a residence when a slab fell from the truck and struck all three employees. One employee suffered a fractured ankle and required surgery. Another employee sustained fractures to their skull and neck, as well as laceration to their left hand. Both employees were hospitalized.
An employee was cleaning up after a company-related barbecue when the lit canned fuel used to warm the food spilled onto the employee. She sustained burns to her hands and face.
An employee was fulfilling an order and attempting to pry apart a 359-pound piece of sheet panel. The sheet panel fell forward and landed on the employee, resulting in injuries that required hospitalization.
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.
An employee was inspecting a pipe in the rice cooking area near an oven. While checking for a clog, the fingers of their right hand were caught in an airlock at the base of the pipe. All the fingers were amputated except the thumb. The employee was hospitalized.