Fractures

Name: Fractures at Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp
Start: 9/14/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023098510 · 9/14/2023 · Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Racks-garment and other
Secondary source: Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp
Location: 2323 South Sheridan Street, WICHITA, KANSAS, 67213
NAICS: 311612
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was moving a metal product rack on an overhead rail when a malfunctioning rail switch caused the rack to fall off the rail. The rack struck the employee's right foot, resulting in a fractured metatarsal.

Source

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