Supreme Rice, LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — CROWLEY, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Supreme Rice, LLC | Report ID | 2024010729 |
| Address | 530 West Mill Street | City, State ZIP | CROWLEY, LOUISIANA 70526 |
| Event Date | January 24, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311423 | Inspection # | 1724278 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.20000, -92.37000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a pallet wrapper machine when the chain on the roller conveyor broke. The employee fixed the chain then asked another employee to move the conveyor forward to have the chain jump back on the pulley. The employee suffered an amputation to the left middle finger.
Incident Summary
On January 24, 2024, a worker at Supreme Rice, LLC in CROWLEY, LOUISIANA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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