Amputations

Name: Amputations at Riceland Foods Inc
Start: 5/19/2023

1 amputation · 2023054475 · 5/19/2023 · 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 during regular operation
Source: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

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

Narrative

An employee was wrapping pallets when the pallet wrapper became stuck near the top. The employee was adjusting the photo eye when their right middle fingertip was amputated by the chain and sprocket.

Source

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