Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — RUSSELLVILLE, ALABAMA
| Employer | Pilgrim's Pride Corporation | Report ID | 2021010514 |
| Address | 2045 Highway 244 | City, State ZIP | RUSSELLVILLE, ALABAMA 35653 |
| Event Date | January 19, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311615 | Inspection # | 1512600 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.44000, -87.85000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was removing packaging supplies from a vertical reciprocating conveyor (VRC) or full-size freight elevator lift box. The two master links that connect the chains on each side of the gate to the counterweights failed and the inner door/gate fell down onto the employee and knocked her down to the ground. The door then bounced back up and came down onto the employee's leg. The employee sustained a fractured tibia and fibula, compression fractures to vertebrae, and a collapsed lung.
Incident Summary
On January 19, 2021, a worker at Pilgrim's Pride Corporation in RUSSELLVILLE, ALABAMA suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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