Sanderson Farms

Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BRYAN, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Sanderson Farms in BRYAN, TEXAS
Employer Sanderson Farms Report ID 2022076429
Address 2000 Shiloh Ave. City, State ZIP BRYAN, TEXAS 77803
Event Date July 22, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 30.64000, -96.41000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing next to a vertical bagging machine and an incline conveyor. A pallet jack was entering the area and the employee stepped back out of the way. The rear of the pallet jack pushed an empty pallet toward the employee's feet and her left ankle was pushed into the bottom frame of the bagger machine. She sustained lacerations and an Achilles tendon injury that required surgery.

Incident Summary

On July 22, 2022, a worker at Sanderson Farms in BRYAN, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the ankle(s). 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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