Bruises, contusions

Name: Bruises, contusions at Heartland Catfish Company
Start: 1/7/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023010201 · 1/7/2023 · Heartland Catfish Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head, unspecified
Nature of injury: Bruises, contusions

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Heartland Catfish Company
Location: 55001 U.S. 82, ITTA BENA, MISSISSIPPI, 38941
NAICS: 311412
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on a pallet elevated by a forklift and was counting inventory in a freezer. The employee slipped and fell from the forklift and struck his head on the concrete floor 8 to 10 feet below. The employee sustained a knot on his head and a neck injury.

Source

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