OK Foods Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning - Fractures - FORT SMITH, Arkansas
| Employer | OK Foods Inc. |
| Address | 4201 Reed Lane |
| City, State ZIP | FORT SMITH, Arkansas 72904 |
| Report ID | 2019010526 |
| Event Date | January 16, 2019 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Forearm(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| Source of Injury | Conveyors-belt |
| Secondary Source | Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311615 |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.42311, -94.38398 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was working to unjam a reject bin when her glove was caught in a conveyor belt sprocket. The force fractured the employee's right ulna and radius.
Incident Summary
On January 16, 2019, a worker at OK Foods Inc. in FORT SMITH, Arkansas suffered fractures to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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