Cal-Maine Foods Inc

Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet — Fractures — CHASE, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cal-Maine Foods Inc in CHASE, KANSAS
Employer Cal-Maine Foods Inc Report ID 2025054313
Address 1185 6th Rd City, State ZIP CHASE, KANSAS 67524
Event Date May 8, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet Source of Injury Confined spaces unspecified
Secondary Source Existing opening, hole in constructed surface
Industry (NAICS) 112310 Inspection # 1824400
GPS Coordinates 38.36000, -98.38000

Incident Narrative

An employee was doing housekeeping work inside a chicken house. The employee missed a step onto a walkway near the exit, fell into an 8-foot-deep pit, and landed on its concrete floor. The employee suffered a leg fracture above the ankle, as well as a chin laceration.

Incident Summary

On May 8, 2025, a worker at Cal-Maine Foods Inc in CHASE, KANSAS suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet, with confined spaces unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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