OK Foods, Inc.

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment - Amputations - HEAVENER, Oklahoma

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at OK Foods, Inc. in HEAVENER, Oklahoma
Employer OK Foods, Inc.
Address 1000 OLD PIKE RD.
City, State ZIP HEAVENER, Oklahoma 74937
Report ID 2017010585
Event Date January 19, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Amputations
Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source of Injury Butchering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311615
GPS Coordinates 34.90638, -94.60177

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Incident Narrative

An employee was removing chicken wing totes from beneath a wing separator. The employee reached up under the wing separator to retrieve a hanging chicken piece and contacted the separator. The employee's left middle fingertip was amputated above the nailbed.

Incident Summary

On January 19, 2017, a worker at OK Foods, Inc. in HEAVENER, Oklahoma suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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