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Riceland Foods, Inc.

Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — STUTTGART, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Riceland Foods, Inc. in STUTTGART, ARKANSAS
Employer Riceland Foods, Inc. Report ID 2017032752
Address 1200 North Park Avenue City, State ZIP STUTTGART, ARKANSAS 72160
Event Date March 27, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified Source of Injury Existing floor opening
Industry (NAICS) 115114 Inspection # 1226659
GPS Coordinates 34.51000, -91.53000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on the 3rd floor when she fell through part of the metal grate flooring that was cut out. She fell to the metal grating the next floor down and suffered punctures to her left and right leg.

Incident Summary

On March 27, 2017, a worker at Riceland Foods, Inc. in STUTTGART, ARKANSAS suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified, with existing floor opening identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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