Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126709906 - United Foods Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Salem 1054100

Inspection Nr: 126709906

Report ID: 1054118

Date Opened: 02/06/1998

Site Address:
United Foods Inc
255 Cordon Rd Ne
Salem, OR 97301

Mailing Address:
Ct Corporation System 601 Sw 2nd Ave Ste 2100, Portland, OR 97204

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2037

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/04/1998

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/04/1998

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170805360

Event: 02/02/1998

Employee's arm fractured when caught during fall

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on February 2, 1998, Employee #1 was part of a crew using a roller to dispense clear plastic sheeting over mushroom beds. He was working in an aisle and was positioned on one of the beds' 44 in. tall side boards when he slipped and or lost his balance and fell. As he went down, his right arm became lodged or wedged between two side boards and was fractured.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SLIP, CAUGHT BETWEEN, FALL, ARM, LOST BALANCE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126709906			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Farm workers

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