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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019032458 · 3/7/2019 · Supreme Rice, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Entangled in other object or equipment
Source
Drums, pulleys, sheaves
Secondary source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
Supreme Rice, LLC
Location
102 South 13th Street, MERMENTAU, LOUISIANA, 70556
NAICS
311423
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing a new AC motor on a sheller. The come-along chain was pulled into the conveyor below and pulled the chain down onto the employee's left hand, amputating the middle and index fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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