STUTTGART, ARKANSAS—
Producers Rice Mill, Inc.
Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Producers Rice Mill, Inc., 518 East Harrison Street, STUTTGART, ARKANSAS 72160 on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was getting ready to access a manlift when he slipped and fell into the opening of the manlift. The metal steps of the manlift hit his chest and pinned him against the concrete opening. The employee was hospitalized with broken ribs.
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STUTTGART, ARKANSAS—
Producers Rice Mill, Inc
On November 21, 2024, at approximately 7:55 a.m., an employee was getting onto a manlift on the fourth floor while holding two scoop shovels. As he stepped onto the lift, the shovels got caught on the floor, causing him to slip off the step and grab the floor. The employee fell to the concrete third floor, resulting in 4 fractured right ribs and 3 fractured left ribs. He also dislocated his right shoulder.
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