Amputations

Name: Amputations at Louisiana Rice Mill, LLC
Start: 9/13/2016

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016098647 · 9/13/2016 · Louisiana Rice Mill, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
Source: Existing floor opening
Secondary source: Conveyors-screw, auger

Employer

Name: Louisiana Rice Mill, LLC
Location: 102 South 13th Street, MERMENTAU, LOUISIANA, 70556
NAICS: 311212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was dumping sacks of rice back into the cutback system when stepped into a floor-mounted hopper and made contact with the auger system, amputating his left lower leg.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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