Smithfield Hog Production

Fall on same level, n.e.c. - Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. - YUMA, Colorado

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Smithfield Hog Production in YUMA, Colorado
Employer Smithfield Hog Production
Address 806 W. 8th Ave.
City, State ZIP YUMA, Colorado 80759
Report ID 20161111117
Event Date November 30, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Swine and other porcines
Industry (NAICS) 311611
GPS Coordinates 40.11852, -102.73363

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Incident Narrative

An employee was moving sows from gestation to the farrowing room. He was trying to move an animal out of a stall when he lost his balance and fell, hitting the metal side of a pen on his way down. He was hospitalized with a dislocated left shoulder and a concussion.

Incident Summary

On November 30, 2016, a worker at Smithfield Hog Production in YUMA, Colorado suffered multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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