ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA—
DOT FOODS, INC.
Exposure to environmental heat · Multiple effects of heat and light
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at DOT FOODS, INC., 3411 CYPERT WAY, ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA 73401 on — Multiple effects of heat and light, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
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Final narrative
An employee was standing and talking to another employee when the employee suddenly passed out due to dehydration.
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MOUNT STERLING, ILLINOIS—
Dot Foods, Inc.
An employee was performing preventative maintenance on an exhaust fan on the roof of the engine room. When the employee removed the lid to the exhaust fan, his hand slipped and contacted the belt inside the fan. The tip of his left ring finger was amputated.
MOUNT STERLING, ILLINOIS—
Dot Foods, Inc.
On May 26, 2023, at approximately 2:30 AM, a sanitation employee was picking up a cardboard box in the freezer and slipped on black ice. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left ankle that required surgery.
MOUNT STERLING, ILLINOIS—
DOT FOODS, INC
An employee was standing in a warehouse next to a pallet, waiting for someone to get a pallet of product for him. A forklift struck the employee and crushed his leg.
MOUNT STERLING, ILLINOIS—
DOT FOODS, INC
An employee was operating an enclosed pallet jack and stopped to scan a pallet. As the employee reached out to scan the pallet, the cord of the scanner hit the throttle of the pallet jack. The pallet jack lunged forward and pinched the employee's right leg against a doorway protection pole resulting in a lower leg fracture.
MOUNT STERLING, ILLINOIS—
DOT FOODS, INC
An employee was putting product away in a warehouse. While walking backwards he struck a stack of pallets, fell and sustained a broken ankle.
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