MIAMI, OKLAHOMA—
J-M FARMS, INC.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
Final narrative
While attempting to retrieve a piece of plastic from a conveyor, a machine that was dumping a mushroom bin onto the conveyor hit the employee. The employee got caught between the guardrails and the dumper, puncturing the employee's lungs and breaking an arm and two ribs.
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