Other burns, unspecified

Name: Other burns, unspecified at Simmons Food, Inc.
Start: 9/16/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015096794 · 9/16/2015 · Simmons Food, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forearm(s)
Nature of injury: Other burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Conveyors-powered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Simmons Food, Inc.
Location: 2565 N Hwy 59, DECATUR, ARKANSAS, 72722
NAICS: 311111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee reached across a conveyor to straighten a 14 lb. bag of dog food that was coming down the conveyor when he slipped and his hand went through the rollers on the transition conveyor. The rollers continued turning and rubbing against the employee's arm causing severe skin burns to his left forearm. Employee was hospitalized overnight for skin graft purposes.

Source

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