Fractures

Name: Fractures at Tyson Food Brands, Inc.
Start: 1/17/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023010496 · 1/17/2023 · Tyson Food Brands, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Tyson Food Brands, Inc.
Location: 20701 W. 159th Street, OLATHE, KANSAS, 66062
NAICS: 488490
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a powered industrial truck. As the vehicle approached an employee who was wrapping a pallet, the vehicle struck a parked forklift. The injured employee's leg became caught between the two vehicles, resulting in a left leg fracture and laceration.

Source

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