Shearers Food LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. — NEWPORT, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Shearers Food LLC in NEWPORT, ARKANSAS
Employer Shearers Food LLC Report ID 2016021493
Address 3636 Medallion Ave City, State ZIP NEWPORT, ARKANSAS 72112
Event Date February 17, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Banding, baling, strapping machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311919 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 35.64000, -91.26000

Incident Narrative

An employee was putting cardboard into the baler. His hand was caught in the baler door while closing it. The employee's left hand was dislocated, fractured, and lacerated.

Incident Summary

On February 17, 2016, a worker at Shearers Food LLC in NEWPORT, ARKANSAS suffered multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with banding, baling, strapping machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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