Producers Rice Mill
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. — Fractures — STUTTGART, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Producers Rice Mill | Report ID | 2017098793 |
| Address | 518 E. Harrison St | City, State ZIP | STUTTGART, ARKANSAS 72160 |
| Event Date | September 13, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Drums, pulleys, sheaves | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 493130 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.50000, -91.54000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employees were conducting repair operations and lifting an 850-pound 8" pipe with a winch and swiveling block and tackle while working at a height of 15 feet. The employees were trying to position the pipe as they were hoisting it into place when the swivel bound, causing the lifting cable bind and break. A secondary come-a-long and chain kept the pipe from falling, but the pipe swung into an employee, fracturing a vertebra in his neck, breaking his left arm in two places and fracturing his wrist.
Incident Summary
On September 13, 2017, a worker at Producers Rice Mill in STUTTGART, ARKANSAS suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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