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Bachoco OK Foods Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Cuts, lacerations — FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Bachoco OK Foods Inc. in FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
Employer Bachoco OK Foods Inc. Report ID 2023043591
Address 4201 Reed Lane City, State ZIP FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS 72904
Event Date April 21, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Butchering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # 1665761
GPS Coordinates 35.42000, -94.38000

Incident Narrative

On April 21, 2023, at approximately 9:35 a.m., an employee was clearing a piece of chicken jammed in a deboning machine. The employee's arm got caught in the machine, resulting in a laceration with muscle and tendon involvement. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On April 21, 2023, a worker at Bachoco OK Foods Inc. in FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS suffered cuts, lacerations to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with butchering 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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