CreekStone Farms Premium Beef LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — ARKANSAS CITY, KANSAS
| Employer | CreekStone Farms Premium Beef LLC | Report ID | 2020088071 |
| Address | 604 Goff Industrial Park Road | City, State ZIP | ARKANSAS CITY, KANSAS 67005 |
| Event Date | August 25, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-belt |
| Secondary Source | Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311611 | Inspection # | 1491138 |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.10000, -97.04000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was doing preventive maintenance on a conveyor. The employee's shirt was entangled in the conveyor belt and roller, and the employee suffered four fractures to the left arm.
Incident Summary
On August 25, 2020, a worker at CreekStone Farms Premium Beef LLC in ARKANSAS CITY, KANSAS suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. 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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