Fractures

Name: Fractures at Preferred Beef Group, LP
Start: 4/11/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018043476 · 4/11/2018 · Preferred Beef Group, LP

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Butchering machinery

Employer

Name: Preferred Beef Group, LP
Location: 910 E. Industrial Road, BOOKER, TEXAS, 79005
NAICS: 311611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was sorting carcasses when one of the carcasses became caught. The employee turned off the chain and was attempting to free the carcass when the guide bar came off and struck the employee across the bridge of the nose and cheekbone. The employee's nose was shattered.

Source

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