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Cargill Beef

Fall on same level n.e.c. — Fractures — WYALUSING, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cargill Beef in WYALUSING, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Cargill Beef Report ID 2024031978
Address 1252 Route 706 City, State ZIP WYALUSING, PENNSYLVANIA 18853
Event Date March 4, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified
Event Type Fall on same level n.e.c. Source of Injury Other constructed surface
Secondary Source Other handtools n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311611 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.68000, -76.25000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a handheld meat hook to pull chilled beef halves from a storage rail onto a transfer rail. The hook slipped out of the meat and the employee stumbled a few steps backward, struck a wall, and came to rest on the floor. He suffered vertebral fractures and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On March 4, 2024, a worker at Cargill Beef in WYALUSING, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified. The incident was classified as fall on same level n.e.c., with other constructed surface identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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