Fractures

Name: Fractures at TYSON FOODS
Start: 10/25/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171010232 · 10/25/2017 · TYSON FOODS

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hip(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
Source: Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source: Grates and drains in floor surface

Employer

Name: TYSON FOODS
Location: 601 TYSON DRIVE, GREEN FOREST, ARKANSAS, 72638
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was driving a pallet jack when he struck a floor grate, which caused the jack to stop abruptly. He was ejected and struck the floor of the debone cooler. He was hospitalized with a left hip fracture and abrasions to his left elbow.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown