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Tyson Fresh Meats

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Intracranial injuries, unspecified — AMARILLO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Tyson Fresh Meats in AMARILLO, TEXAS
Employer Tyson Fresh Meats Report ID 2015042151
Address FM 1912 Hwy 60 E City, State ZIP AMARILLO, TEXAS 79120
Event Date April 20, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified Body Part Brain
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Tables, worktables
Secondary Source Animal waste products
Industry (NAICS) 311612 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.19000, -101.76000

Incident Narrative

On or about 20 April 2015 at approximately 1644 hrs an employee was hospitalized after a blunt force injury to the cranium. The employee was working on the gut table when he stepped on a bladder bag causing the employee to lose his balance and fall off of the table striking the posterior section of his cranium. The employee received a laceration to the posterior cranium and was admitted to the hospital.

Incident Summary

On April 20, 2015, a worker at Tyson Fresh Meats in AMARILLO, TEXAS suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with tables, worktables identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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