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273,193
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Years on record
2000–2026
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October 4, 2011 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arkansas Sand Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner was trying to remove a rock from the trap on the drum feed belt. The lace on the belt caught the rock as the miner was trying to remove it. This caught his hand between the rock and the trap, resulting in the injury. The injury was a laceration of one finger.

December 9, 2010 AR · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arkansas Sand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee reported to work on 12-10-10 complaining of a black speck in his right eye.The employee had been performing clean-up activities the day before but stated he did not know how the speck got in his eye.The employee was taken to a local Optometric Physician who removed the foreign material from his right eye and prescripted medicated eye drops to prevent infection.

October 27, 2010 AR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arkansas Sand Company · Struck by falling object

The employee opened a steel access door/ hatch cover to flip a switch from automatic to manual control on a classifier station. While the employee was flipping the switch the access door/ hatch cover suddenly fell over closing on the employee's left hand. A co-worker helped the employee remove his hand from underneath the door/hatch cover.

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