Amputations

Name: Amputations at Riviana Foods, Inc.
Start: 6/23/2015

1 amputation · 2015064021 · 6/23/2015 · Riviana Foods, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space

Employer

Name: Riviana Foods, Inc.
Location: 25 W White Oak St, BRINKLEY, ARKANSAS, 72021
NAICS: 311212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was manually turning the gate wheel of a 'Work In Progress' (WIP) storage bin in order to close the gate. He placed his left hand in between a sprocket and the gate wheel and amputated his fourth left finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown