HILAND DAIRY FOODS, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Fractures — FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
| Employer | HILAND DAIRY FOODS, LLC | Report ID | 2022098565 |
| Address | 301 E 15th Street | City, State ZIP | FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS 72702 |
| Event Date | September 28, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311511 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.04000, -94.15000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was trying to remove a piece of plastic from a sprocket and chain that drove a cooling bed. The cooling bed moved forward and the employee's right hand was caught in the rollers, which lacerated and fractured the employee's thumb.
Incident Summary
On September 28, 2022, a worker at HILAND DAIRY FOODS, LLC in FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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