OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221721582

WINDMILL RICE COMPANY, LLC

JONESBORO, AR— 2024-11-20T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Communication, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Instantaneous amputation, Leg, Loading, Material Handling, Mill--Plant, Miscommunication, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Railroad Car, Railroad Track, Train, Traumatic Amputation
NAICS: 311212
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347893331
Employer profile: WINDMILL RICE COMPANY, LLC
Summary number: 221721582
Report ID: 0627100

Event description

Employee is killed when legs are amputated in fall off movin

Investigation abstract

At 3:36 p.m. on November 20, 2024, an employee who worked in shipping for a rice attempting to transition from one to the other. The employee was pulled by the SLR and was not able to make the transition between railcars. The employee fell in the gap between the railcars and was crushed by the wheels. The employee died from amputations to both lower legs. manufacturer was tasked with loading and probing a railcar with rice. The employee was working with a team of four quality control coworkers, which included the supervisor. The team was sealing the railcars for shipping the next day. Two coworkers sealed the railcars from the ground and the other two coworker, including the supervisor, went on top to seal the railcars from the top. Another coworker, the mobile track operator, sounded the horn and started moving the railcars. The employee was still connected by his fall protection system, so he started to walk towards the incoming railcar as it gained speed

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 55 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
889

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