Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at OK Foods, Inc., 100 N Wilson Rock Road, MULDROW, OKLAHOMA 74948
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to remove a frozen chicken breast from a belt. The employee's fingertip was amputated when it was caught in the belt.
AmputationFingertip(s)Special process machinery, unspecified
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