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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021010464 · 1/18/2021 · OK Foods

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Motors other than vehicle
Secondary source
Material and personnel hoists

Employer

Name
OK Foods
Location
4201 Reed Ln, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72903
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a motor-driven lift to raise a tank of chicken to dump into another machine. The chain being turned by the motor misfed and stopped the lift, causing the motor to shake and loosen the bolts that anchored it to its housing. The employee lowered the tank, reset it on the lift, and began to raise it again when the motor fell approximately 10 feet from its housing and struck the employee's right forearm, resulting in a fracture and laceration.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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