Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124372.015 - Employee suffers multiple fractures when struck by rack

Accident Summary Nr: 124372.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 02/24/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1466078.015	02/26/2020		311612	Kraft Heinz Foods Company

Abstract: At 12:15 p.m. on February 24, 2020, an employee was manually pushing a 1,500-pound tree of pork bellies on an overhead rail trolley system when he pulled the tree back onto an automatic overhead rail switch. The action caused the trolley to roll out of the switch and the tree to fall onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractures to his sternum and vertebrae.

Keywords: Chest, Crushed, Crushing, Falling Object, Fracture, Meat Processing, Overhead Crane, Pushing, Storage Rack, Struck By, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1466078.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Packaging and filling machine operators

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