Riceland Foods, Inc.
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — GRUBBS, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Riceland Foods, Inc. | Report ID | 2015031398 |
| Address | 102 East Darden St. | City, State ZIP | GRUBBS, ARKANSAS 72431 |
| Event Date | March 23, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Coccygeal region |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Nonclassifiable |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311212 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.64000, -91.07000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was removing a tarp on top of a rice pod when he slid down the pod and landed in a ditch filled with mud, fracturing his tailbone.
Incident Summary
On March 23, 2015, a worker at Riceland Foods, Inc. in GRUBBS, ARKANSAS suffered fractures to the coccygeal region. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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