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Butterball, LLC

Injured by physical contact during horseplay — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — OZARK, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Butterball, LLC in OZARK, ARKANSAS
Employer Butterball, LLC Report ID 2021021043
Address 307 Dodgen Pl. City, State ZIP OZARK, ARKANSAS 72949
Event Date February 4, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Injured by physical contact during horseplay Source of Injury Co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.48000, -93.81000

Incident Narrative

The employee was on break in the hallway and engaged in horseplay with another employee. As the employee turned to run, he lost his footing and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized for a back injury requiring surgery.

Incident Summary

On February 4, 2021, a worker at Butterball, LLC in OZARK, ARKANSAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as injured by physical contact during horseplay, with co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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