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OSHA Injury Report: Dorada Foods

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Dorada Foods in 2000 Hall Blvd., Ponca City, OK 74601 resulted in days away from work. Employee was freezer Exit Grader in chickens, processing, fresh, frozen, canned, or cooked (except baby and pet food).

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Dorada Foods
Parent company
Dorada Foods
Street
2000 Hall Blvd.
City
Ponca City
State
OK
ZIP
74601
On-site location
Line 6 Nitrogen Tunnel

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
74

Before the incident

Employee was grading frozen chicken at the exit end of the nitrogen tunnel.

What happened

Employee states that throughout his shift the nitrogen gas continued coming out of the end of the tunnel due to the exhaust not working correctly. The employee states that maintenance staff were working on the exhaust throughout the shift. The employee also states that he did not rotate from this position the entire night. The employee has diabetes and diabetic neuropathy making the sensation in his fingers decreased. The employee was continually exposed to nitrogen gas frozen chicken all evening.

Injury or illness

Frostbite of the right hand; blisters to the right pinky finger and right middle finger.

Object or substance involved

Frozen chicken nitrogen gas.

Summary line

Frostbite of the right hand fingers sustained from prolonged contact with cold product and nitrogen.

Employee and industry

Job description
Freezer Exit Grader
SOC code
51-3022 — Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
NAICS code
311615 — Chickens, processing, fresh, frozen, canned, or cooked (except baby and pet food)
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
796
Total hours worked
1353435
EIN
273239712
Establishment ID
730546
Employer case #
15

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:52
Time of incident
18:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
17JAN2025:15:38:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.