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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021075388 · 7/1/2021 · 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
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Supreme Rice, LLC
Location
004 South Ave D, CROWLEY, LOUISIANA, 70526
NAICS
311423
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was setting up film on a small pack machine. The first bag became stuck on the tape and when the employee grabbed the bag, the machine started. The employee's left index finger contacted the machine's knife bar, resulting in an amputation of about 1/2 inch of the finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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