Adams Land Company
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — LEACHVILLE, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Adams Land Company | Report ID | 2024109309 |
| Address | 490 N Main St | City, State ZIP | LEACHVILLE, ARKANSAS 72438 |
| Event Date | October 5, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Elbow(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Picking, carding, combing machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 115111 | Inspection # | 1780731 |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.94000, -90.25000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was unclogging cotton from a gin stand using a 2-foot stick when their left arm was caught and crushed in the blades of the gin stand. The employee sustained a crushing injury of their left arm to the elbow, resulting in a surgical amputation a few days later.
Incident Summary
On October 5, 2024, a worker at Adams Land Company in LEACHVILLE, ARKANSAS suffered amputations involving bone loss to the elbow(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with picking, carding, combing machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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