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ConAgra Foods Inc.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — RUSSELLVILLE, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at ConAgra Foods Inc. in RUSSELLVILLE, ARKANSAS
Employer ConAgra Foods Inc. Report ID 2023098972
Address 3100 E Main St City, State ZIP RUSSELLVILLE, ARKANSAS 72802
Event Date September 28, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Boxes, crates, cartons
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 311412 Inspection # 1700973
GPS Coordinates 35.27000, -93.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was opening cases near a forklift that was loading 700-pound totes of frozen meat into a tote dump. A tote slipped off the forks and fell onto the employee, causing them to sustain fractures to the tibia, fibula, nasal bone, axis, and lower/middle back.

Incident Summary

On September 28, 2023, a worker at ConAgra Foods Inc. in RUSSELLVILLE, ARKANSAS suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with boxes, crates, cartons identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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