TYSON POULTRY, INC.
Collision with stationary object, nonroadway - Fractures - SEDALIA, Missouri
| Employer | TYSON POULTRY, INC. |
| Address | 19571 Whitfield Road |
| City, State ZIP | SEDALIA, Missouri 65301 |
| Report ID | 2025099278 |
| Event Date | September 16, 2025 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Thumb(s) |
| Event Type | Collision with stationary object, nonroadway |
| Source of Injury | Pallet jack riding |
| Secondary Source | Structural elements n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 424440 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.75000, -93.32000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was moving a cardboard tote of product using an electric pallet jack. After he turned a corner, he came in contact with a round metal bracket that holds a trash bag mounted to a pole. The pallet jack continued forward and his right hand got caught between the pole and the handle of the jack, resulting in an open fracture and crush injury to his thumb that required hospitalization and surgery.
Incident Summary
On September 16, 2025, a worker at TYSON POULTRY, INC. in SEDALIA, Missouri suffered fractures to the thumb(s). The incident was classified as collision with stationary object, nonroadway, with pallet jack riding identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 353 severe injury reports involving "Collision with stationary object, nonroadway" incidents in our database. Browse all Collision with stationary object, nonroadway injuries.
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