Harvest Rice, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — MCGEHEE, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Harvest Rice, Inc. | Report ID | 2020065738 |
| Address | 1232 High Street | City, State ZIP | MCGEHEE, ARKANSAS 71654 |
| Event Date | June 19, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311212 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.61000, -91.39000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a packaging machine when a jam occurred. As the employee was clearing plastic debris, the machine cycled causing its jaws to close on the employee's left hand. The employee s left thumb was amputated at the base of the fingernail.
Incident Summary
On June 19, 2020, a worker at Harvest Rice, Inc. in MCGEHEE, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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