Vaughan Foods

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — MOORE, OKLAHOMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Vaughan Foods in MOORE, OKLAHOMA
Employer Vaughan Foods Report ID 2015075098
Address 216 NE 12th St. City, State ZIP MOORE, OKLAHOMA 73160
Event Date July 27, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 424450 Inspection # 1081980
GPS Coordinates 35.34000, -97.48000

Incident Narrative

An employee's arm got caught in a conveyor while trying to dislodge waste food. The employee sustained a compound fracture of the arm.

Incident Summary

On July 27, 2015, a worker at Vaughan Foods in MOORE, OKLAHOMA suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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