RIVER VALLEY ANIMAL FOODS - TYSON FOODS, INC.
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Intracranial injuries, unspecified — CLARKSVILLE, ARKANSAS
| Employer | RIVER VALLEY ANIMAL FOODS - TYSON FOODS, INC. | Report ID | 2016065502 |
| Address | 1238 Market Street | City, State ZIP | CLARKSVILLE, ARKANSAS 72830 |
| Event Date | June 21, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Body Part | Brain |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Source of Injury | Scaffolds-staging, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311613 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.45000, -93.46000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was observing a coworker while on a platform used to load fat or mill to tanker trucks when he fell from an elevation of 10 to 12 feet to the concrete surface below. He suffered a head injury.
Incident Summary
On June 21, 2016, a worker at RIVER VALLEY ANIMAL FOODS - TYSON FOODS, INC. in CLARKSVILLE, ARKANSAS suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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