Tyson Prepared Foods, Inc.

Fall on same level, n.e.c. - Fractures - DALLAS, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Tyson Prepared Foods, Inc. in DALLAS, Texas
Employer Tyson Prepared Foods, Inc.
Address 4114 Mint Way
City, State ZIP DALLAS, Texas 75237
Report ID 20191112239
Event Date November 26, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 424440
GPS Coordinates 32.68526, -96.88674

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Incident Narrative

At around 1:20 p.m. on November 26, 2019, an employee was pulling an empty cardboard box out from a combo dumper by the plastic tie binding. The binding broke, causing him to fall forward onto the concrete floor and suffer a broken right femur. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On November 26, 2019, a worker at Tyson Prepared Foods, Inc. in DALLAS, Texas suffered fractures to the thigh(s). 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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