Struck by object or equipment rolling freely · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at BLACK RIVER COMMODITIES LLC, 910 TOWNSEND DRIVE, POCAHONTAS, ARKANSAS 72455
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee unhooked a grain wagon from a pickup truck. The wagon began to roll, and the employee's right ring and middle fingers were caught between the concrete ground and a piece of wood being used to stop the wagon from rolling. The employee underwent a revision amputation.
An employee was cleaning a screw conveyor with a shovel. He slipped into the auger, and the conveyor lacerated the arch of his right foot and broke some bones. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was connecting a dolly to a trailer. The equipment rolled away, causing the employee's left index finger to be crushed between the trailer and the dolly. The employee sustained amputation of the fingertip.
On October 17, 2023, at 9:55 p.m., an employee was working on a ramp while moving merchandise from a cargo loader to a dolly. The employee was putting the locks on the dolly and transferring a unit load device containing packages when she realized the lock was in the down position. As she attempted to fix the lock, the unit load device started moving toward the dolly, and the employee became wedged between the dolly and the device. The employee suffered an injury to her lower left leg.
Two employees were shaking out steel beams and standing them vertically. One beam was hit, causing the other beams to fall. A beam then rolled over an employee's left shin and fractured it. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
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