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Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries

1 hospitalization · 2024054772 · 5/31/2024 · McKee Foods Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Head and neck
Nature of injury
Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries

Cause

Event
Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact
Source
Other constructed surface
Secondary source
Conveyors unspecified

Employer

Name
McKee Foods Corporation
Location
555 McKee Drive, GENTRY, ARKANSAS, 72734
NAICS
311812
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was adding cases of product onto a conveyor from a wooden float board (a flat laminated board approximately 4 feet by 4 feet) that was on top of a half pallet on the floor. The employee was removing an empty float board from the half pallet when they tripped on the half pallet and fell against the conveyor. Their head struck a mounting bracket (about 3 inches off the floor) that mounts a piece of equipment associated with the conveyor to the floor. The employee sustained an intracerebral hemorrhage, a laceration to the forehead requiring 17 stitches, a fractured nose, and multiple neck fractures.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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