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Windmill Rice Company

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — JONESBORO, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Windmill Rice Company in JONESBORO, ARKANSAS
Employer Windmill Rice Company Report ID 2015129306
Address 6875 Hwy 1 South City, State ZIP JONESBORO, ARKANSAS 72404
Event Date December 9, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311212 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.75000, -90.68000

Incident Narrative

An employee attempted to clean rice bran from the trunk of a whitening machine. His right hand contacted a rotating blade, amputating 1 inch of his middle finger. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On December 9, 2015, a worker at Windmill Rice Company in JONESBORO, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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