Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet · Fractures and soft tissue injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Producers Rice Mill, Inc, 518 East Harrison Street, STUTTGART, ARKANSAS 72160
on — Fractures and soft tissue injuries, affecting the Trunk and other upper extremities.
Final narrative
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.
Hospitalized Trunk and other upper extremities Elevators, hoists, lifts unspecified
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