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Hormel Foods Corporation

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — TUCKER, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Hormel Foods Corporation in TUCKER, Georgia
Employer Hormel Foods Corporation
Address 3367 Montreal Industrial Way
City, State ZIP TUCKER, Georgia 30084
Report ID 2022087067
Event Date August 10, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source of Injury Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 424420
GPS Coordinates 33.84016, -84.25114

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Incident Narrative

An employee was moving meat from a smokehouse to a freezer using a trolley. The trolley fell off its overhead rail and landed on the employee's feet. The employee suffered a broken fibula.

Incident Summary

On August 10, 2022, a worker at Hormel Foods Corporation in TUCKER, Georgia suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,850 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part injuries.

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