Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Seaboard Foods, LLC, 2700 Cactus Drive, GUYMON, OKLAHOMA 73942
on — Fractures, affecting the forearm(s).
Final narrative
On January 27, 2022, an employee was operating the south stunner when his right arm was caught between the framework of the double gate that separates the hog alley from the front of the stunner, resulting in a forearm fracture. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
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