Bachoco OK Foods Truck Stop LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — HEAVENER, OKLAHOMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Bachoco OK Foods Truck Stop LLC in HEAVENER, OKLAHOMA
Employer Bachoco OK Foods Truck Stop LLC Report ID 2023021080
Address 406 North 59 Highway City, State ZIP HEAVENER, OKLAHOMA 74937
Event Date February 2, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Generators
Secondary Source Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 34.89000, -94.60000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a generator that was said to be leaking oil. He turned it on to find the leak, then backed away. His pants leg caught on part of the rack holding the generator. As he moved to regain his balance, his left index fingertip was caught and amputated by a spinning fan blade.

Incident Summary

On February 2, 2023, a worker at Bachoco OK Foods Truck Stop LLC in HEAVENER, OKLAHOMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with generators identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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