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OK Foods Inc.

Injured by physical contact during horseplay — Intracranial injuries, unspecified — FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at OK Foods Inc. in FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
Employer OK Foods Inc. Report ID 20171211626
Address 4201 Reed Lane City, State ZIP FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS 72904
Event Date December 7, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified Body Part Brain
Event Type Injured by physical contact during horseplay Source of Injury Co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.42000, -94.38000

Incident Narrative

Employees were engaged in horseplay and one employee suffered a head injury when his head hit the wall.

Incident Summary

On December 7, 2017, a worker at OK Foods Inc. in FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as injured by physical contact during horseplay, with co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 25 severe injury reports involving "Injured by physical contact during horseplay" incidents in our database. Browse all Injured by physical contact during horseplay injuries.

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