Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130086.015 - Employee fractures and lacerates leg when struck by forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 130086.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 10/01/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1496048.015	10/06/2020		311615	Tyson Farms Inc

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on October 1, 2020, an employee working for a poultry processing facility was operating a forklift. The employee ran into another forklift striking his lower leg against the forks. The employee fractured and lacerated his leg, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Collision, Equipment Operator, Food processing, Forklift, Forks, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Laceration, Leg, Material Handling, Meat Processing, PIV, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1496048.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury

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