Browse Workplace Injuries
22 OSHA severe injury reports matching "SANDERSON FARMS, INC.".
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 22 workplace severe injury reports with employer names, locations, and incident details. Each report documents a hospitalization, amputation, or eye loss as reported to OSHA. Use the filters below to narrow results.
| Date | Employer | Location | Event | Nature | Body Part | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2025 | Sanderson Farms, Inc. | HAMMOND, LOUISIANA | Hitting, kicking, beating by other person n.e.c. | Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries | Eye(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 6, 2024 | Sanderson Farms, Inc. - Laurel Processing | LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures | Leg(s) unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 18, 2023 | Sanderson Farms, Inc. - Laurel Processing | LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI | Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Jun 20, 2023 | Sanderson Farms, Inc. - Laurel Processing | LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Aug 18, 2021 | SANDERSON FARMS, INC. | HAZLEHURST, MISSISSIPPI | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Feb 26, 2021 | SANDERSON FARMS, INC. | COLLINS, MISSISSIPPI | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Upper arm(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Dec 9, 2020 | Sanderson Farms, Inc. | WACO, TEXAS | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 31, 2019 | Sanderson Farms, Inc. | HAMMOND, LOUISIANA | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Fractures and dislocations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 16, 2019 | Sanderson Farms, Inc. - Laurel Processing | LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Crushing injuries | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 4, 2019 | SANDERSON FARMS, INC. | COLLINS, MISSISSIPPI | Contact with hot objects or substances | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Feb 14, 2019 | Sanderson Farms, Inc. | BRYAN, TEXAS | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Sep 18, 2018 | SANDERSON FARMS, INC. | MOULTRIE, GEORGIA | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| May 15, 2018 | Sanderson Farms, Inc. | BRYAN, TEXAS | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Second degree chemical burns and corrosions | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Apr 12, 2018 | Sanderson Farms, Inc. | SUMMIT, MISSISSIPPI | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 18, 2017 | Sanderson Farms, Inc. | BRYAN, TEXAS | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fractures | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 26, 2017 | Sanderson Farms, Inc. | BRYAN, TEXAS | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 22, 2017 | SANDERSON FARMS, INC. | HAZLEHURST, MISSISSIPPI | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 27, 2017 | Sanderson Farms, Inc. | PALESTINE, TEXAS | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 27, 2017 | Sanderson Farms, Inc. (Processing Division) | HAMMOND, LOUISIANA | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 30, 2016 | Sanderson Farms, Inc. | PALESTINE, TEXAS | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Apr 2, 2016 | Sanderson Farms, Inc. | HAMMOND, LOUISIANA | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Feb 10, 2016 | Sanderson Farms, Inc. | SUMMIT, MISSISSIPPI | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures and dislocations | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
Frequently Asked Questions
OSHA requires employers to report all workplace injuries resulting in hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye within 24 hours. Each report in this database includes the employer name, full address, a description of the event, the nature of injury, and a detailed narrative of what happened.
The most common severe workplace injuries include amputations, fractures, crushing injuries, burns, and multiple injuries. Falls, being struck by objects, caught-in/between incidents, and exposure to harmful substances are among the most common event types.
Use the employer search field in the filter bar above. Enter a company name or partial name and click Filter. The search is case-insensitive and matches partial names, so you can find all reports for a company even if the exact legal name varies across reports.