HOPE, ARKANSAS—
BAKERY FEEDS
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at BAKERY FEEDS, 2700 E 3rd St, HOPE, ARKANSAS 71801 on — Fractures, affecting the multiple foot (feet) locations.
Final narrative
An employee was repairing a tower master where cables come out of a bucket to load modules of dough into a trailer. He climbed into one of the buckets and a kink formed in the cable, which slid off a U-bolt and jerked, dropping about 4 feet. Later, the cable came loose and the bucket fell about 25 feet to the ground with the employee still inside. He fractured his right foot and pinky toe and injured his vertebrae, requiring hospitalization.
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