ALTUS, OKLAHOMA—
Bar-S Foods Co.
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Bar-S Foods Co., 500 S. Bar S Blvd., ALTUS, OKLAHOMA 73521 on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was pulling a bologna tree (rack) on a rail system to an oven when the tree snapped and fell on his left leg, breaking it.
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ALTUS, OKLAHOMA—
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An employee was assembling a casing stuffing machine after cleaning. While placing the inner jug into the housing assembly, their left little fingertip was lacerated by the inner jug. The employee sustained a partial fingertip amputation.
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An employee was inspecting a ham grinder when the grinder's paddles struck her right hand, resulting in lacerations and fractures to her hand and fingers.
ALTUS, OKLAHOMA—
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An employee became overheated while cleaning an oven, requiring hospitalization.
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An employee had a water spray hose on her shoulder when she leaned in to look at a meat cutter machine during inspection. The water spray activated the machine and amputated the employee's left middle fingertip.
ALTUS, OKLAHOMA—
Bar-S Foods Co.
An employee was cleaning the blender auger and slipped and fell, hitting the framework of the equipment and fracturing ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
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