Tyson Foods, Inc.

Fall on same level, unspecified - Fractures - SPRINGDALE, Arkansas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Tyson Foods, Inc. in SPRINGDALE, Arkansas
Employer Tyson Foods, Inc.
Address 2200 Don Tyson Parkway
City, State ZIP SPRINGDALE, Arkansas 72762
Report ID 2016043179
Event Date April 15, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Fall on same level, unspecified
Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311615
GPS Coordinates 36.15443, -94.15423

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Incident Narrative

An employee fell and fractured her left femur while walking toward the elevator bank. She was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On April 15, 2016, a worker at Tyson Foods, Inc. in SPRINGDALE, Arkansas suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level, unspecified, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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