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Black River Commodities, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — POCAHONTAS, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Black River Commodities, LLC in POCAHONTAS, ARKANSAS
Employer Black River Commodities, LLC Report ID 2021064998
Address 910 Townsend Drive City, State ZIP POCAHONTAS, ARKANSAS 72455
Event Date June 18, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-screw, auger
Industry (NAICS) 115114 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 36.23000, -90.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a screw conveyor with a shovel. He slipped into the auger, and the conveyor lacerated the arch of his right foot and broke some bones. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Incident Summary

On June 18, 2021, a worker at Black River Commodities, LLC in POCAHONTAS, ARKANSAS suffered fractures to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-screw, auger identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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