# Crushing injuries at Clements Foods Co.
> OSHA SIR `2021053781` · 5/7/2021 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Product labeling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Clements Foods Co.
- **Location:** 6601 N. Harvey Place, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73116
- **NAICS:** 311941
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were operating a label machine when a label got stuck on a paddle. While removing the stuck label, the machine was turned on and pulled an employee's right arm into the point of operation. The employee sustained a crushing injury, loss of skin tissue, and may have tendon damage.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*