FAIRLAND, Okla. (AP) - An employee of Simmons Feed Mill in northeastern Oklahoma has been killed in an accident at the plant.

Simmons Prepared Foods Chief Operating Officer Gary Murphy said in a statement to reporters Wednesday that the company is devastated and working to support the employee's family. Murphy says operations at the plant are suspended while the incident is investigated.

The employee's name and details of the death were not immediately released.

The plant is part of Siloam Springs, Arkansas-based Simmons Prepared Foods, which produces pet and livestock food.