Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp.

Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. — Fractures — MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. in MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS
Employer Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. Report ID 2021031860
Address 1220 N 6th St City, State ZIP MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS 61462
Event Date March 1, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 311611 Inspection # 1518269
GPS Coordinates 40.92000, -90.64000

Incident Narrative

On March 1, 2021, an employee was retrieving a plastic spacer used to separate rows of boxes on a pallet. A floor jack bumped into a nearby stack of pallets, and a pallet struck the employee. The employee suffered fractures to the lower leg and ankle and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Incident Summary

On March 1, 2021, a worker at Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. in MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c., with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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