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OK Foods Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at OK Foods Inc. in FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
Employer OK Foods Inc. Report ID 2019054594
Address 4201 Reed Lane City, State ZIP FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS 72904
Event Date May 6, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Secondary Source Clothing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # 1399189
GPS Coordinates 35.42000, -94.38000

Incident Narrative

An employee working near a conveyor was reaching for a bag of cooked chicken when her sleeve was caught in a rotating shaft resulting in a broken left radius and ulna.

Incident Summary

On May 6, 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 regular operation, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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