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OK Foods Inc.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at OK Foods Inc. in FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
Employer OK Foods Inc. Report ID 20181111445
Address 4201 Reed Lane City, State ZIP FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS 72904
Event Date November 6, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.42000, -94.38000

Incident Narrative

A chain on a tote machine amputated the tip of an employee's right index finger, below the nail bed.

Incident Summary

On November 6, 2018, a worker at OK Foods Inc. in FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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