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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1512600.015 - Pilgrim'S Pride Corporation
Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office
Site Address:
Pilgrim'S Pride Corporation
2045 Highway 244
Russellville, AL 35654
Mailing Address:
2045 Highway 244, Russellville, AL 35654
Union Status: Union
SIC:
NAICS: 311615/Poultry Processing
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/27/2021
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 07/22/2021
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 1722447 | Yes |
Investigation Summary
At 10:48 p.m. on January 19, 2021, an employee was reaching into a vertical reciprocating conveyor (VRC), or full-size freight elevator lift box, to remove packaging supplies. The two #35 master links that connect the chains on each side of the gate to the counterweights failed, and the inner gate fell down onto the employee and knocked her down to the ground. The door bounced back up, then fell back down again onto the employee's leg. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured tibia and fibula, compression fractures to vertebrae, and a collapsed lung.
Keywords: Blind Reaching, Chain, Collapsed lung, Conveyor, Counterweight, Door, E GI VI (blind reaching), Elevator, Equipment Failure, Fibula, Fracture, Gate, Knocked from, Leg, Packaging, Reaching, Reaching In, Removing, Struck By, Tibia, Vertebra
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1512600.015 | 48 | F | Hospitalized injury | Miscelaneous food preparation occupations |