Supreme Rice, LLC
Entangled in other object or equipment — Amputations — MERMENTAU, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Supreme Rice, LLC | Report ID | 2019032458 |
| Address | 102 South 13th Street | City, State ZIP | MERMENTAU, LOUISIANA 70556 |
| Event Date | March 7, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Entangled in other object or equipment | Source of Injury | Drums, pulleys, sheaves |
| Secondary Source | Conveyors-powered, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311423 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.18000, -92.57000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was installing a new AC motor on a sheller. The come-along chain was pulled into the conveyor below and pulled the chain down onto the employee's left hand, amputating the middle and index fingers.
Incident Summary
On March 7, 2019, a worker at Supreme Rice, LLC in MERMENTAU, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as entangled in other object or equipment, with drums, pulleys, sheaves identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 183 severe injury reports involving "Entangled in other object or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Entangled in other object or equipment injuries.
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