Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1496048.015 - Tyson Farms Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Jackson Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1496048.015

Report ID: 0419400

Date Opened: 10/06/2020

Site Address:
Tyson Farms Inc
1225 Jack Lee Drive
Forest, MS 39074

Mailing Address:
1225 Jack Lee Drive, Forest, MS 39074

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 311615/Poultry Processing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/06/2020

Emphasis: L:Forklift

Case Closed: 03/30/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1668064	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 130086.015

Event: 10/01/2020

Employee fractures and lacerates leg when struck by forklift

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1496048.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury

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