Fractures

Name: Fractures at Lopez Foods, Inc.
Start: 9/7/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022097950 · 9/7/2022 · Lopez Foods, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-belt
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Lopez Foods, Inc.
Location: 9500 NW 4th Street, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73127
NAICS: 311612
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was clearing meat from a conveyor. The employee's glove caught a sprocket on the belt drive bar, causing the employee's left hand to be wrapped around the bar. The employee suffered a compound fracture to the forearm near the wrist.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown