Fractures

Name: Fractures at Tyson Food Inc.
Start: 1/24/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019010844 · 1/24/2019 · Tyson Food Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source: Catwalks
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: Tyson Food Inc.
Location: 2208 SE Stallings Dr., NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS, 75961
NAICS: 311119
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was standing on a catwalk, helping unload bone meal from a truck in a receiving area. While trying to address a jam, the employee fell from the catwalk down the side of the truck, landing about 10 feet below and suffering a closed displaced fracture of the left patella.

Source

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