Supreme Rice, LLC

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — CROWLEY, LOUISIANA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Supreme Rice, LLC in 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.

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