GreenPoint Ag Holdings, LLC

Struck by dislodged flying object, particle - Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds - HAZEN, Arkansas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at GreenPoint Ag Holdings, LLC in HAZEN, Arkansas
Employer GreenPoint Ag Holdings, LLC
Address 406 East Hwy 70
City, State ZIP HAZEN, Arkansas 72064
Report ID 2022065757
Event Date June 15, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source of Injury Metal chips, particles
Secondary Source Farm tractor
Industry (NAICS) 453998
Inspection # 1603278
GPS Coordinates 34.78000, -91.57000

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Incident Narrative

Employees were standing by an agricultural tractor with a chemical applicator to see if the installed fan was working properly. The tractor's RPM shot up and the fan began to spin faster than normal causing the fan's protective casing to explode and shoot metal pieces towards two employees on the opposite side of the tractor. Pieces of metal impaled one employee in the abdomen resulting in hospitalization. The second employee sustained a chest laceration and was not hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On June 15, 2022, a worker at GreenPoint Ag Holdings, LLC in HAZEN, Arkansas suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as struck by dislodged flying object, particle, with metal chips, particles identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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