Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2019-03-07 | Mermentau | Louisiana | Supreme Rice, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Entangled in other object or equipment |
An employee was installing a new AC motor on a sheller. The come-along chain was pulled into the conveyor below and pulled the chain down onto the employee's left hand, amputating the middle and index fingers. | |||||
2016-09-13 | Mermentau | Louisiana | Louisiana Rice Mill, LLC | Lower leg(s) | Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet |
An employee was dumping sacks of rice back into the cutback system when stepped into a floor-mounted hopper and made contact with the auger system, amputating his left lower leg. |