Amputations

Name: Amputations at Riceland Foods, Inc.
Start: 9/23/2022

1 amputation · 2022098420 · 9/23/2022 · Riceland Foods, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

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

Narrative

An employee was observing rice in cooling bins. The employee tried to get a sample of brown rice; a roller nip point caught the employee's right glove and pulled in the employee's middle finger, causing a partial amputation of the fingertip.

Source

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