Agri Marketing Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — JONESBORO, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Agri Marketing Inc. in JONESBORO, ARKANSAS
Employer Agri Marketing Inc. Report ID 2020109412
Address 7423 poppys lane City, State ZIP JONESBORO, ARKANSAS 72404
Event Date October 3, 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 Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311212 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 35.77000, -90.76000

Incident Narrative

An employee was clearing a rice milling machine and caught his left hand in the auger resulting in fractured bones in the hand and wrist and amputation of the left index finger.

Incident Summary

On October 3, 2020, a worker at Agri Marketing Inc. in JONESBORO, 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 food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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