# Fractures at Tyson Foods
> OSHA SIR `20161010182` · 10/29/2016 · WHITE HALL, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Grates and drains in floor surface
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Foods
- **Location:** 5505 Jefferson Pkwy, WHITE HALL, ARKANSAS, 71602
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was backing up to load some product into condemn barrels, but did not see the open drain and fell into it. The pallet jack ran over his right leg causing a compound fracture that required hospitalization and surgery.

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