OK Foods, Inc.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident - Cuts, lacerations - FORT SMITH, Arkansas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at OK Foods, Inc. in FORT SMITH, Arkansas
Employer OK Foods, Inc.
Address 6th & Reed Ln
City, State ZIP FORT SMITH, Arkansas 72904
Report ID 2015063869
Event Date June 18, 2015
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations
Body Part Upper arm(s)
Event Type Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Posts, bollards, moorings
Industry (NAICS) 311615
GPS Coordinates 35.40000, -94.38000

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Incident Narrative

An employee on a forklift reached out with her right hand to hit a button to activate the dock door. Her foot slipped off the brake of the forklift. The forklift rolled forward and the employee's arm was caught between the upright on the forklift and a bollard post. She sustained a laceration to her forearm that required stitches and overnight hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On June 18, 2015, a worker at OK Foods, Inc. in FORT SMITH, Arkansas suffered cuts, lacerations to the upper arm(s). The incident was classified as part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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