Riceland Foods, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — JONESBORO, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Riceland Foods, Inc. | Report ID | 2021075379 |
| Address | 216 N Gee Street | City, State ZIP | JONESBORO, ARKANSAS 72401 |
| Event Date | July 1, 2021 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Secondary Source | Bags, sacks | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311212 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.84000, -90.72000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A 2500 lbs. tote bag had fallen over. An employee was holding open a loop on top of the bag to accommodate the forks of a forklift. His finger was caught between the forks and the loop and the pad of the right middle finger was amputated.
Incident Summary
On July 1, 2021, a worker at Riceland Foods, Inc. in JONESBORO, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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