PLANTERS COTTON OIL MILL, INC.
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS
| Employer | PLANTERS COTTON OIL MILL, INC. | Report ID | 2019032982 |
| Address | 2901 PLANTERS DRIVE | City, State ZIP | PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS 71601 |
| Event Date | March 21, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Suits, coats, jackets | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 339999 | Inspection # | 1386717 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.22000, -91.97000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee working next to the filter house was blowing down a fan slab under the filter house hopper when his jacket sleeve became tangled in a rotating shaft, pulling his left arm into the shaft. He suffered a mangled left hand, wrist, and forearm.
Incident Summary
On March 21, 2019, a worker at PLANTERS COTTON OIL MILL, INC. in PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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