EUNICE, LOUISIANA—
Supreme Rice, LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Supreme Rice, LLC, 601 East Bacciochi Ave., EUNICE, LOUISIANA 70535 on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was repairing a manlift because the cables had come off the pulley. He was putting the cable back on the counterweight when both hands became caught in the cable and pulley, resulting in the amputation of the left index finger and the tip of the right ring finger.
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CROWLEY, LOUISIANA—
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An employee was unclogging a bran airlock system. After removing a pipe spool piece and removing bran from inside the airlock, the employee turned the machine on to see if it was unlogged. The machine then crushed the employee's left hand.
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An employee was crossing under a conveyor to get to the other side when his jacket sleeve was caught in the conveyor. The employee's right hand and arm were pulled into the machine and he sustained severe lacerations that resulted in surgical amputation of the lower right arm.
CROWLEY, LOUISIANA—
Supreme Rice, LLC
An employee was unclogging a pearler machine when the blade amputated their right thumb. The machine was running and was unguarded at the time.
CROWLEY, LOUISIANA—
Supreme Rice, LLC
An employee was using a pallet wrapper machine when the chain on the roller conveyor broke. The employee fixed the chain then asked another employee to move the conveyor forward to have the chain jump back on the pulley. The employee suffered an amputation to the left middle finger.
ELTON, LOUISIANA—
Supreme Rice, LLC
A cable on a manlift came off the pulley. The injured employee grabbed the cable to place it back on the pulley. The manlift dropped, the cable was pulled tight, and the employee's left middle fingertip was crushed, resulting in an amputation.
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