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Wayne Farms LLC

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Fractures — DECATUR, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wayne Farms LLC in DECATUR, ALABAMA
Employer Wayne Farms LLC Report ID 2021021132
Address 112 Plugs Drive City, State ZIP DECATUR, ALABAMA 35601
Event Date February 8, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Chutes
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.61000, -87.04000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a four-wheel rolling chute across the floor when the equipment rolled into an opening, toppled over, and fell on his lower left leg and fractured it.

Incident Summary

On February 8, 2021, a worker at Wayne Farms LLC in DECATUR, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with chutes identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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