Riceland Foods, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — JONESBORO, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Riceland Foods, Inc. | Report ID | 2020043586 |
| Address | 216 Gee Street | City, State ZIP | JONESBORO, ARKANSAS 72401 |
| Event Date | April 19, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311212 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.84000, -90.72000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a rice miller's cooling chamber discharge. The feed screw inside the machine caught his right index finger, amputating it below the nailbed.
Incident Summary
On April 19, 2020, a worker at Riceland Foods, Inc. in JONESBORO, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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