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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024076667 · 7/23/2024 · Supreme Rice, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Hoists, lifts scissor, telescoping
Secondary source
Drums, pulleys, sheaves

Employer

Name
Supreme Rice, LLC
Location
601 East Bacciochi Ave., EUNICE, LOUISIANA, 70535
NAICS
311423
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was repairing a manlift because the cables had come off the pulley. He was putting the cable back on the counterweight when both hands became caught in the cable and pulley, resulting in the amputation of the left index finger and the tip of the right ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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