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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024010729 · 1/24/2024 · Supreme Rice, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Supreme Rice, LLC
Location
530 West Mill Street, CROWLEY, LOUISIANA, 70526
NAICS
311423
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a pallet wrapper machine when the chain on the roller conveyor broke. The employee fixed the chain then asked another employee to move the conveyor forward to have the chain jump back on the pulley. The employee suffered an amputation to the left middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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