Amputations

Name: Amputations at Riceland Foods, Inc.
Start: 7/1/2021

1 amputation · 2021075379 · 7/1/2021 · Riceland Foods, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Bags, sacks

Employer

Name: Riceland Foods, Inc.
Location: 216 N Gee Street, JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, 72401
NAICS: 311212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A 2500 lbs. tote bag had fallen over. An employee was holding open a loop on top of the bag to accommodate the forks of a forklift. His finger was caught between the forks and the loop and the pad of the right middle finger was amputated.

Source

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