Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1555636.015 - Ok Foods Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Little Rock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1555636.015

Report ID: 0627100

Date Opened: 09/30/2021

Site Address:
Ok Foods Inc.
4601 North 6th Street
Fort Smith, AR 72904

Mailing Address:
4601 N. 6th Street, Fort Smith, AR 72904

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311999/All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/30/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/22/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1808387	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 139732.015

Event: 09/07/2021

Employee sustains blunt trauma when pinned by wheel and trai

At 6:47 p.m. on September 7, 2021, an employee working as a laborer for a food manufacturer was winching down bird cages to a drop deck live trailer. At the same time, a coworker was backing up a yard dog truck to connect to the trailer. The coworker put the yard dog in reverse to back up at which time he pinned the employee between the fifth wheel and the trailer. The employee was hospitalized to treat lacerations, puncture wounds, and a broken arm.

Keywords: Arm, Backing Up, Broken, Broken Bone, Distracted, Distracted driving, Driver, Food processing, Fracture, Laborer, Laceration, Manufacturing, Pinned, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Struck By, Trailer, Truck, Unsafe Position, Wheel, Winch, Yard, Yard Truck, Yarder, Yarding

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1555636.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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