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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2021053652 · 5/3/2021 · Planters Cotton Oil Mill

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-screw, auger
Secondary source
Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Planters Cotton Oil Mill
Location
2901 Planters Drive, PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS, 71601
NAICS
311224
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a metal rod to unclog an auger system that had clogged with cotton lint. The machine caught the rod and crushed his right middle finger. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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