Seaboard Foods LLC
Gored or rammed by animal — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — OPTIMA, OKLAHOMA
| Employer | Seaboard Foods LLC | Report ID | 2023086963 |
| Address | 1751 Road 39 | City, State ZIP | OPTIMA, OKLAHOMA 73945 |
| Event Date | August 1, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Body Part | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Gored or rammed by animal | Source of Injury | Swine and other porcines |
| Industry (NAICS) | 926140 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.75000, -101.35000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was loading hogs onto a trailer. After they were loaded, he was pinning the gate when one of the hogs charged and pinned the employee between the gate and the wall. The employee sustained a collapsed lung.
Incident Summary
On August 1, 2023, a worker at Seaboard Foods LLC in OPTIMA, OKLAHOMA suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as gored or rammed by animal, with swine and other porcines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 31 severe injury reports involving "Gored or rammed by animal" incidents in our database. Browse all Gored or rammed by animal injuries.
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