Swift Pork Company
Sudden start or stop, nonroadway — Fractures — BEARDSTOWN, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Swift Pork Company | Report ID | 2016010062 |
| Address | 8295 Arenzville Rd | City, State ZIP | BEARDSTOWN, ILLINOIS 62618 |
| Event Date | January 5, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Hip(s) |
| Event Type | Sudden start or stop, nonroadway | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311611 | Inspection # | 1116021 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.99000, -90.40000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift when the forklift stopped suddenly and flung the employee off backwards. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left hip.
Incident Summary
On January 5, 2016, a worker at Swift Pork Company in BEARDSTOWN, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as sudden start or stop, nonroadway, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 24 severe injury reports involving "Sudden start or stop, nonroadway" incidents in our database. Browse all Sudden start or stop, nonroadway injuries.
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