Amputations

Name: Amputations at Riceland Foods, Inc.
Start: 10/14/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181010586 · 10/14/2018 · Riceland Foods, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-bucket, cup

Employer

Name: Riceland Foods, Inc.
Location: 708 Highway 11 North, DES ARC, ARKANSAS, 72040
NAICS: 311212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A bucket in a drag conveyor came loose and fell to the bottom of the drag conveyor. A temporary employee was attempting to retrieve the bucket when the drag conveyor energized, pulling the temporary employee's left arm into the conveyor and amputating it at the elbow.

Source

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