Smithfield Foods

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Fractures — SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Smithfield Foods in SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
Employer Smithfield Foods Report ID 2018087927
Address 1400 North Weber Avenue City, State ZIP SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA 57103
Event Date August 3, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, unspecified
Event Type Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Racks-garment and other
Industry (NAICS) 311611 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 43.56000, -96.72000

Incident Narrative

An employee was reversing a forklift when the employee became caught between the forklift and a racking system, suffering rib and vertebra fractures.

Incident Summary

On August 3, 2018, a worker at Smithfield Foods in SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, unspecified. The incident was classified as part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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