# Fractures at Tyson Foods
> OSHA SIR `2019088205` · 8/9/2019 · SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Meat, poultry, seafood
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Foods
- **Location:** 600 North Berry Street, SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS, 72764
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee turned into a walkway between portion sizers at a poultry processing facility, carrying four or five tote liners. The employee slid on a small piece of chicken and fell to the floor, suffering a broken left hip.

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