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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20241211446 · 12/11/2024 · Supreme Rice, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Elbow(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Conveyors unspecified
Secondary source
Clothing

Employer

Name
Supreme Rice, LLC
Location
102 south 13th street, MERMENTAU, LOUISIANA, 70556
NAICS
311423
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was crossing under a conveyor to get to the other side when his jacket sleeve was caught in the conveyor. The employee's right hand and arm were pulled into the machine and he sustained severe lacerations that resulted in surgical amputation of the lower right arm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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