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Aviagen Turkeys Incorporated

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — OREFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Aviagen Turkeys Incorporated in OREFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Aviagen Turkeys Incorporated Report ID 2023032385
Address 3150 Coffeetown Rd City, State ZIP OREFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA 18069
Event Date March 16, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 112330 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.64000, -75.58000

Incident Narrative

An employee was delivering eggs to a hatchery. As he was on the tractor trailer raising the roll-up door, he slipped and fell to the ground, resulting in two wrist fractures and a fracture underneath the eye.

Incident Summary

On March 16, 2023, a worker at Aviagen Turkeys Incorporated in OREFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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