OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221397326

OK FOODS INC.

FORT SMITH, AR· 2021-09-07T00:00:00

Event: Arm, Backing Up, Broken, Broken Bone, Distracted, Distracted driving, Driver, Food processing, Fracture, Laborer, Laceration, Manufacturing, Pinned, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Struck By, Trailer, Truck, Unsafe Position, Wheel, Winch, Yard, Yard Truck, Yarder, Yarding
NAICS: 311999
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345556369
Employer profile: OK FOODS INC.
Summary number: 221397326
Report ID: 0627100

Event description

Employee sustains blunt trauma when pinned by wheel and trai

Investigation abstract

At 6:47 p.m. on September 7, 2021, an employee working as a laborer for a food manufacturer was winching down bird cages to a drop deck live trailer. At the same time, a coworker was backing up a yard dog truck to connect to the trailer. The coworker put the yard dog in reverse to back up at which time he pinned the employee between the fifth wheel and the trailer. The employee was hospitalized to treat lacerations, puncture wounds, and a broken arm.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 24 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
889

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