Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-01-13 | Weiner | Ar | West Prairie Grain | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning the whitener system in a rice refinery machine. The system's blades amputated his right index and middle fingertips. | |||||
2018-03-23 | Weiner | Arkansas | Harvest Rice | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning at the exterior rice bins when the employee attempted to clean a drag conveyor. The employee's left hand was in the conveyor when it started, breaking the employee's left hand and forearm. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery. The conveyor was unguarded at the time of the incident. | |||||
2017-07-26 | Weinert | Texas | Blattner Energy Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
An employee was lifting a piece of metal and it fell, amputating the tip of the left thumb. |