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Riceland Foods, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — JONESBORO, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Riceland Foods, Inc. in JONESBORO, ARKANSAS
Employer Riceland Foods, Inc. Report ID 2021119945
Address 216 N Gee Street City, State ZIP JONESBORO, ARKANSAS 72401
Event Date November 16, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Ladders, unspecified
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311212 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.84000, -90.72000

Incident Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder to check a metal detector when he fell approximately 4 feet to the floor, landing on his back, resulting in a back injury.

Incident Summary

On November 16, 2021, a worker at Riceland Foods, Inc. in JONESBORO, ARKANSAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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