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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022010048 · 1/4/2022 · Riceland Foods, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Ladders, unspecified
Secondary source
Conveyors-screw, auger

Employer

Name
Riceland Foods, Inc.
Location
137 Ewen, WEINER, ARKANSAS, 72479
NAICS
311212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working from a ladder when they fell onto the lid of a running screw conveyor that was not bolted down. The lid was knocked out of the way as the employee fell onto the screw conveyor, causing the employee to contact the conveyor and resulting in a leg amputation below the knee.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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