Conagra Foods Lamb-Weston, Inc.
Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. - Fractures and dislocations - AMERICAN FALLS, Idaho
| Employer | Conagra Foods Lamb-Weston, Inc. |
| Address | 2975 LAMB WESTON ROAD |
| City, State ZIP | AMERICAN FALLS, Idaho 83211 |
| Report ID | 2015074557 |
| Event Date | July 12, 2015 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and dislocations |
| Body Part | Upper and lower limb(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| Source of Injury | Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311411 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.77000, -112.88000 |
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Incident Narrative
A sanitation employee was underneath a scissor lift used for lifting pallets preparing to clean the area when a different employee unknowingly lowered the lift onto the employee under the lift consequently fracturing her right lower leg and dislocating the left clavicle.
Incident Summary
On July 12, 2015, a worker at Conagra Foods Lamb-Weston, Inc. in AMERICAN FALLS, Idaho suffered fractures and dislocations to the upper and lower limb(s). The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment, n.e.c., with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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