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OK Foods Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at OK Foods Inc. in FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
Employer OK Foods Inc. Report ID 20171110820
Address 4201 Reed Lane City, State ZIP FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS 72904
Event Date November 9, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Furniture and fixtures, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.42000, -94.38000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to place a work station stand in a pump gear box when her thumb was trapped between the stand and a marination tumbler, causing an amputation.

Incident Summary

On November 9, 2017, a worker at OK Foods Inc. in FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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