Unintentional needlestick or sharps injury · Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cobb-Vantress LLC, 17806 E. 606 Rd, ROSE, OKLAHOMA 74364
on — Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
An employee was assisting with vaccinations in a poultry barn. While restraining a bird on a stabilization table, the employee was punctured by a needle in the right forearm and was injured by the vaccine.
An employee was backing up a bobtail propane truck when it struck stored propane tanks, resulting in a fire. The employee suffered burns to the back, head, and left arm.
An employee was cleaning a chicken house and was removing debris from a fan when her finger contacted the fan blade. The employee's left middle fingertip was amputated.
An employee exited a vehicle. The vehicle then started rolling backward downhill. The employee went to re-enter the vehicle but was knocked down by the door. His left ankle was struck by a tire and fractured.
An employee was taking a process sample and stroked the needle to remove contaminants when the sample needle pierced his left thumb. Some of the material being sampled (butadiene and cyclohexane) entered his thumb. The employee was hospitalized.
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