Clements Foods Co.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Crushing injuries — OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
| Employer | Clements Foods Co. | Report ID | 2021053781 |
| Address | 6601 N. Harvey Place | City, State ZIP | OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73116 |
| Event Date | May 7, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Crushing injuries | Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Product labeling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311941 | Inspection # | 1529981 |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.53000, -97.51000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Two employees were operating a label machine when a label got stuck on a paddle. While removing the stuck label, the machine was turned on and pulled an employee's right arm into the point of operation. The employee sustained a crushing injury, loss of skin tissue, and may have tendon damage.
Incident Summary
On May 7, 2021, a worker at Clements Foods Co. in OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA suffered crushing injuries to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with product labeling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.
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