Bama Foods LTD.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — TULSA, OKLAHOMA
| Employer | Bama Foods LTD. | Report ID | 2022043142 |
| Address | 5377 E 66TH ST N | City, State ZIP | TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74117 |
| Event Date | April 9, 2022 | 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) | 311812 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.25000, -95.91000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was under a conveyor belt, troubleshooting a vibrating motor. The employee tried to get up, and the conveyor belt contacted the employee's shirt and pulled the employee's left arm into the rollers of the belt. The arm was broken.
Incident Summary
On April 9, 2022, a worker at Bama Foods LTD. in TULSA, OKLAHOMA 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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