Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Name: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Koch Foods
Start: 11/26/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191112233 · 11/26/2019 · Koch Foods

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Neck and back
Nature of injury: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Secondary source: Skids, pallets

Employer

Name: Koch Foods
Location: 4404 W. Berteau Ave., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60641
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The injured employee was working on a split sizing line, placing pieces of chicken breast onto the conveyor belt. At the same time, other employees were next to her restacking a pellet of 70-pound totes. Three totes then fell off the pallet and struck the injured employee's back. The impact caused her to fall down. She suffered lower back and neck injuries.

Source

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