Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Smithfield Hog Production
Start: 12/9/2024

1 hospitalization · 20241211370 · 12/9/2024 · Smithfield Hog Production

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s) unspecified
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
Source: Trucks unspecified
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Smithfield Hog Production
Location: 22686 Ivan Drive, GREEN CASTLE, MISSOURI, 63544
NAICS: 112210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was helping remove a dead animal from a barn. A truck was backing up to the barn to retrieve the body, and its lift platform pinned the employee's leg against the barn. The leg was severely lacerated and the employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Source

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