Fractures

Name: Fractures at Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.
Start: 11/8/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231110311 · 11/8/2023 · Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Pelvis
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
Source: Pallet jack-powered

Employer

Name: Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.
Location: 1400 North Weber Avenue, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57103
NAICS: 311611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a rider-style powered pallet jack. He lost his balance causing him to fall off and become trapped between it and a wall. He suffered a broken pelvis and was hospitalized.

Source

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