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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018054469 · 5/8/2018 · Simmons Prepared Foods Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name
Simmons Prepared Foods Inc
Location
185 W Roller Ave., DECATUR, ARKANSAS, 72722
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The injured employee was wiping off condensation from a drip pan located above the poultry processing machine. The employee reached his hand above the machine and his hand became wedged between a trolley rail and the machine resulting in a fracture to the employee's right arm and lacerations to the right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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