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OK Foods

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at OK Foods in FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
Employer OK Foods Report ID 2021010464
Address 4201 Reed Ln City, State ZIP FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS 72903
Event Date January 18, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Motors other than vehicle
Secondary Source Material and personnel hoists
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.42000, -94.38000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a motor-driven lift to raise a tank of chicken to dump into another machine. The chain being turned by the motor misfed and stopped the lift, causing the motor to shake and loosen the bolts that anchored it to its housing. The employee lowered the tank, reset it on the lift, and began to raise it again when the motor fell approximately 10 feet from its housing and struck the employee's right forearm, resulting in a fracture and laceration.

Incident Summary

On January 18, 2021, a worker at OK Foods in FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS suffered fractures to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with motors other than vehicle identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,850 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part injuries.

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